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Tigers living in warm climates have thinner coats of fur than those in cool climates. This is an example of:
Genetic diversity
Species diversity
Ecosystem diversity
Genera diversity
A region that includes tigers, eagles, lizards, fish, rabbits, and many other types of organisms would be best described as having a high level of
taxonomic diversity
genetic diversity
ecosystem diversity
species diversity
The latitudinal gradient is a natural pattern in which species diversity generally
increases towards the equator
decreases towards the prime meridian
decreases in warmer climates
increases towards the prime meridian
High levels of biodiversity tend to
have little or no effect on ecosystems
decrease an ecosystem's resistance to change
increase the stability of an ecosystem
make an ecosystem less resilient
Which product often comes from the natural environment?
cooking oil
medicines
fuel
all of the above
The disappearance of a particular population from a given area, but not of the entire species globally is called
extirpation
extinction
poaching
fragmentation
The biggest cause of biodiversity loss today is
climate change
over-harvesting
habitat change and fragmentation
pollution
The goals of _________ are to manage, protect, and reintroduce threatened and endangered species.
wildlife corridors
conservation concessions
Species Survival Plans
biodiversity hotspots
A species that is at risk of serious extinction is called a(n)
threatened species
invasive species
endangered species
extirpated species
What global phenomenon has caused some organisms to move towards the poles or to higher altitudes?
habitat fragmentation
pollution
invasive species
warming temperatures
What is the major law in the United States that protects biodiversity?
Convention on Biological Diversity
Endangered Species Act
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Species Survival Plan
A treaty is a(n)
state law to protect wildlife
agreement under international law
trade with land owners
biodiversity program run by zoos
Zoos and aquariums can help increase wildlife populations through
captive breeding programs
international biodiversity treaties
conservation concessions
wildlife corridors
Which of the following is a single-species approach to protecting biodiversity?
building wildlife corridors
selling conservation concessions
captive breeding and cloning
mapping biodiversity hotspots
Which of the following is an example of a method for managing whole ecosystems and habitats?
captive breeding
cloning
Species Survival Plans
mapping biodiversity hotspots
A plan to establish an 8000km long strip of land across eight SE Asian countries to rejoin fragments of habitats is an example of
wildlife corridor
world biodiversity treaty
captive breeding program
conservation concession
Taxonomists are the scientists who classify species.
True
False
Species richness generally increases toward the poles
True
False
An ecosystem is considered stable if it is both resistant and resilient.
True
False
In recent decades, extinction rates have been significantly lower than normal.
True
False
Which type of coastline would probably support greater species diversity?
Rocky
Tree-lined
Beach and sand
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