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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which of the following leads to a decrease in biodiversity?
introduction of invasive species
prevention of erosion
ecological land use planning
pollution control
- 2. Multiple Choice
¨The type of species that offers the best opportunity to apply the prevention principle is the
indicator species.
endangered species.
keystone species
alien species.
- 3. Multiple Choice
Illegal hunting for profit is called
sport hunting.
poaching.
commercial hunting.
subsistence hunting.
- 4. Multiple Choice
Law of the 70's that protects endangered species in the U.S.
Endangered Species Act
CITES
Lacey Act
One Act Plays
- 5. Multiple Choice
Fragmented habitat can be reconnected most directly by
wildlife corridors
captive breeding programs
debt for nature swaps
prescribed burns
- 6. Multiple ChoiceAn endangered species isOne whose numbers are so small that it is at risk of extinctionOne whose not been spotted after many years.One whose numbers are abundant.
- 7. Multiple Choice
Presently, the biggest threat to biodiversity is;
Asteriod strikes, such as what happened 65 million years ago and resulted in the extinction of the dinosaurs.
Human population growth, because as population increases, so does the number of plants and animals it consumes, resulting in a decrease of those organisms.
Habitat destruction, such as cutting down portions of tropical rain forest, which destroys the niches occupied by tropical organisms.
The proliferation of zoos and botanical gardens, causing causing people to care less about preserving species in the wild because they are being cared for those in sanctuaries.
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which of the following international treaties bans the hunting, capture, and sale of threatened or endangered species in 181 countries? CITES
Endangered Species Act (ESA)
The National Marine Fisheries Act
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITIES)
National Enviornmental Policy Act (NEPA)
The Marine Mammal Protection Act
- 9. Multiple Choice
Areas that have been set aside for the protection of threatened or endangered species and their habitats are known as;
National parks.
National zoos
National wildlife refuges.
National recreation areas.
National forest reserves.
- 10. Multiple Choice
Choose the option that expresses the definition the best.
"Logging, mining, building of roads, and urban development."
Habitat destruction,degradation, and fragmentation.
Invasive (nonnative species).
Population and resource use growth.
Greenhouse effect.
Overexplotation.
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which is the newest part of HIPPCO?
Climate change
Population & Pollution
Invasive Species
Habitat Loss
Overharvesting
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT an endangered species of Florida?
West Indian Manatee.
Gopher Tortoise
Roseate Spoonbill
Hawksbill Sea Turtle.
Burmese Python
- 13. Multiple Choice
Why do endangered species matter?
Because they are cute
Biodiversity
Because if they die we cannot have them as pets
Because they cannot be in the zoo
- 14. Multiple Choice
The endangered black rhinos is hunted for what?
its horns
its eyes
its meat
- 15. Multiple Choice
In the 1970s, the United States introduced the _________________________ which calls for a recovery plan to be created for each endangered species.
National Environmental Policy Act
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
Clean Water Act
Endangered Species Act
- 16. Multiple Choice
What do you call hunting whales?
Hunting
Whaling
Sailing
Poaching
- 17. Multiple Choice
Who was the founder of the Sierra Club?
George Washington
Mr. Mixson
John Muir
Dr. Pepperberg
- 18. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is not linked to Endangered species?
K-Strategist
Specialized niche
rare
commercially valuable
R-Strategist
- 19. Multiple Choice
The "6th mass extinction" is Anthropogenic which means.
cause by man
cause by aliens
caused by a meteor storm
caused by a volcano
- 20. Multiple Choice
Responsible for the determination of endangered species status and monitoring the level of endangerment.
US. Fish and Wild Life Services
Park Rangers
DEA
Coast Guard
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