Deck 28: Conservation of Biodiversity

Question 1

Suppose that you want to tell your friend which extinction was the most severe. Which one would you most likely say?

A) the Permian
B) the Devonian
C) the Triassic
D) the Cretaceous

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Why was a discovery of the species Ideonella sakaiensis 201-F6, described in 2016, important?

A) It produces enzymes that can produce PET, and convert it to environmentally harmful monomers.
B) It produces enzymes that can produce PET, and convert it to environmentally benign monomers.
C) It produces enzymes that can hydrolyze PET, and convert it to environmentally harmful monomers.
D) It produces enzymes that can hydrolyze PET, and convert it to environmentally benign monomers.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

What was the main reason for the extinction of the little brown myotis?

A) a disease
B) a fire
C) a flood
D) a cold

Answer 3

A

Question 4

What caused earthworm-eating planarian to live in the British Isles?

A) It was introduced on some animals.
B) It migrated on a ship.
C) It always lived there.
D) It was introduced in soil of plant pots.

Question 5

Suppose that you want to study what makes invasive plants more competitive than native species. Which of the following would you most likely measure?

A) photosynthetic rates and light-use efficiency
B) the presence of herbivores
C) soil composition
D) their pollinators

Question 6

Which term refers to a species likely to become threatened because of a combination of threats?

A) endangered
B) extinct
C) extirpated
D) special concern

Question 7

What did the fossil record indicate before the Anthropocene?

A) at least five mass extinctions on Earth
B) a large increase in the size of the human population
C) the appearance of at least 322 new species of terrestrial vertebrates
D) the appearance of at least 505 of new ecosystems

Question 8

How much agricultural land does the European Economic Community set aside as natural habitat?

A) 2%
B) 5%
C) 10%
D) 13%

Question 9

When was 2,4-D first identified?

A) in 1940
B) in 1942
C) in 1944
D) in 1946

Question 10

Which term refers to a species facing imminent extirpation?

A) endangered
B) extinct
C) data deficient
D) special concern

Question 11

What determines gender in jacky dragons?

A) sunlight
B) temperature
C) genotype
D) humidity

Question 12

What were the reasons that the passenger pigeon was vulnerable before it became extinct?

A) fires, drought, and heat
B) lack of food, lack of nesting sites, and lack of migration
C) human impact, small clutch size, and dramatic oscillations in population sizes
D) flood, hurricanes, and cold temperatures

Question 13

What most likely caused the Cretaceous mass extinction?

A) a volcano
B) a flood
C) an earthquake
D) an asteroid

Question 14

Suppose that you volunteer in an organization that researches the success of harvesting. Which data would you most likely be following?

A) the human population, the reproduction, and the harvest rate
B) climate change, the population of organisms, and the harvest rate
C) climate change, the reproductive rate, and the harvest rate
D) the rates of reproduction, the population of organisms, and the rates of harvest

Question 15

What was the main reason for the extinction of the Mauritian Calvaria tree?

A) climate change
B) lack of germination
C) lack of blooms
D) the earlier extinction of dodos

Question 16

What was the main reason for the extinction of American ginseng?

A) fire
B) harvesting
C) flood
D) herbivores

Question 17

Which term refers to a species of wildlife that no longer exists in one location but occurs elsewhere?

A) endangered
B) extinct
C) extirpated
D) not at risk

Question 18

Which term refers to a species that no longer exists?

A) endangered
B) extinct
C) extirpated
D) special concern

Question 19

According to the text, who was Martha?

A) the first passenger pigeon
B) the last passenger pigeon
C) the researcher who discovered passenger pigeons
D) the person who hunted passenger pigeons

Question 20

What was the main reason for the extinction of the black rhino?

A) fire
B) lack of food
C) poachers
D) overpopulation

Question 21

What will be the predicted population of Afghanistan by 2050?

A) two times as many people as Sri Lanka
B) three times as many people as Sri Lanka
C) four times as many people as Sri Lanka
D) five times as many people as Sri Lanka

Question 22

What can we do to change our approach to conservation?

A) increase the effects of global warming
B) change our lifestyle, including the food we eat and our use of energy
C) hunt more species that are predators, to protect their prey
D) kill more invasive plant species

Question 23

Suppose that you wanted to preserve populations of foxes. What would most likely be your preferred way?

A) kill caribou
B) kill eagles
C) kill pigs
D) kill wolves

Question 24

House cats are not among the worst introductions people have made.

Question 25

Which country had an unchanged Human Development Index from 1970 to 2005?

A) the United States
B) Canada
C) Portugal
D) Norway

Question 26

Climate change cannot cause extinction.

Question 27

How are drylands posing a potential problem in Canada?

Question 28

Which two countries had the lowest Human Development Index from 1970 to 1975?

A) Canada and the United States
B) the United States and Norway
C) Canada and Norway
D) the United States and Portugal

Question 29

What was the reason that endemic species of sea birds disappeared from Easter Island?

A) floods
B) carnivores
C) arrival of humans
D) forest fires

Question 30

Which country had the highest decline in the Human Development Index from 1970 to 2005?

A) Brazil
B) China
C) Indonesia
D) India

Question 31

In Africa, the leopard was never protected under CITES.

Question 32

Special concern species may not become threatened or endangered, because they are given special concern.

Question 33

When does the spread of diseases, such as bird flu, occur easily?

A) when animals are raised without enough food
B) when animals are raised without enough water
C) when animals are raised in hot temperatures
D) when animals are raised at very high densities

Question 34

Which country had the highest Human Development Index from 1970 to 1975?

A) Brazil
B) Indonesia
C) India
D) China

Question 35

In Canada, federal and provincial committees are charged with assessing the conservation status of species.

Question 36

Neonicotinoids are harmful to many species of vertebrate life.

Question 37

Which factor plays a part in accounting for the over 20 000 species of bees in the world?

A) human activities
B) bee-plant relationships
C) favourable climate
D) their exponential growth

Question 38

Which of the following are two examples of things that have changed dramatically in a relatively short time?

A) evolution of humans, and their communication
B) eradication of chicken pox, and HIV
C) abolition of slavery, and the emancipation of women
D) the acceptance of tobacco and marihuana use

Question 39

Which two countries had the lowest Human Development Index from 2000 to 2005?

A) Canada and the United States
B) India and China
C) the United States and Portugal
D) Canada and Portugal

Question 40

At what levels is it best to protect biodiversity?

A) species, populations, and habitats
B) habitats, climate, and industrial expansions
C) species, ecosystems, and harvesting
D) habitats, harvesting, and climate

Question 41

List the United Nations Millennium Development Goals in 2000 to be achieved by 2015. How could these goals be achieved?