Question 1

What is ecotourism?

Accepted Answer

A) low-impact travel to natural areas that contributes to the protection of the environment 
B) where travelers go to different ecosystems around the globe 
C) the ability of a tourist to purchase a small plot of land in a protected reserve 
D) the financial gain that a community makes through the sale of their contraband animal products to tourists 
E) virtual travel where the tourist does not impact the environment 
A) low-impact travel to natural areas that contributes to the protection of the environment 
B) where travelers go to different ecosystems around the globe 
C) the ability of a tourist to purchase a small plot of land in a protected reserve 
D) the financial gain that a community makes through the sale of their contraband animal products to tourists 
E) virtual travel where the tourist does not impact the environment

Question 2

The overall goal of conservation efforts is to ___________.

Accepted Answer

A) increase and maintain Earth's biodiversity 
B) protect species on the Red List 
C) increase the ecotourism industry 
D) make developing countries more financially stable 
E) protect only land ecosystems and not ocean ecosystems 
A) increase and maintain Earth's biodiversity 
B) protect species on the Red List 
C) increase the ecotourism industry 
D) make developing countries more financially stable 
E) protect only land ecosystems and not ocean ecosystems

Question 3

Why would the sale of legitimately acquired ivory (from elephants deceased from natural causes,for example)increase poaching and the sale of illegally acquired ivory?

Accepted Answer

There are likely several factors at play

Question 4

Refer to Infographic 5.Using the DNA fingerprints,determine from where the unknown tusk was likely to have originated.

Accepted Answer

A) from the purple elephant population 
B) from the brown elephant population 
C) from the blue elephant population 
D) from the dark green elephant population 
E) There are not enough data to determine this. 
A) from the purple elephant population 
B) from the brown elephant population 
C) from the blue elephant population 
D) from the dark green elephant population 
E) There are not enough data to determine this.

Question 5

Why would efforts to reduce armed conflict in many communities aid the preservation of endangered species?

Accepted Answer

For conservation efforts to truly succee

Question 6

You are giving a talk about your conservation work.Someone in the audience asks what she can do to help conservation efforts.You talk about low-impact travel to natural areas,which can contribute to conservation by bringing in money to protect the environment.This is known as

Accepted Answer

A) debt-for-nature swaps. 
B) a conservation easement. 
C) valuing ecosystem services. 
D) ecotourism. 
A) debt-for-nature swaps. 
B) a conservation easement. 
C) valuing ecosystem services. 
D) ecotourism.

Question 7

Refer to Infographic 2.Why might the number of species counted in the Red List of Threatened Species be underestimated in every category?

Accepted Answer

Many scientists agree that there is a la

Question 8

What are some limits to the single-species conservation approach?

Accepted Answer

A) Typically,only cute animals are recipients of this approach. 
B) It does not take the entire ecosystem into account. 
C) The genetic altering of keystone species does not always produce a more fit species for that ecosystem. 
D) Mostly cute animals are recipients of this approach,and it does not take the entire ecosystem into account. 
E) All of these answer choices are correct. 
A) Typically,only cute animals are recipients of this approach. 
B) It does not take the entire ecosystem into account. 
C) The genetic altering of keystone species does not always produce a more fit species for that ecosystem. 
D) Mostly cute animals are recipients of this approach,and it does not take the entire ecosystem into account. 
E) All of these answer choices are correct.

Question 9

The singling out of well-known species for conservation efforts falls under which approach?

Accepted Answer

A) ecosystem conservation 
B) single-species conservation 
C) landscape conservation 
D) conservation genetics 
E) ecosystem restoration 
A) ecosystem conservation 
B) single-species conservation 
C) landscape conservation 
D) conservation genetics 
E) ecosystem restoration

Question 10

What are threatened species?

Accepted Answer

A) species we do not have enough data for to determine their population numbers 
B) only large mammals like elephants,pandas,and whales 
C) only species poached for their organs or other parts 
D) species at risk for extinction 
E) species that have already gone extinct 
A) species we do not have enough data for to determine their population numbers 
B) only large mammals like elephants,pandas,and whales 
C) only species poached for their organs or other parts 
D) species at risk for extinction 
E) species that have already gone extinct

Question 11

Part of your conservation work is done with monarch butterflies,and you are part of a team gathering data to see if the species show have legal protection in the Unites States under the federal law that protects biodiversity.That law is the

Accepted Answer

A) Convention on Biological Diversity. 
B) Endangered Species Act. 
C) Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. 
D) Lacy Act. 
A) Convention on Biological Diversity. 
B) Endangered Species Act. 
C) Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. 
D) Lacy Act.

Question 12

Which of the following groups has the highest proportion of data deficient species?

Accepted Answer

A) amphibians 
B) lobsters 
C) groupers 
D) sharks and rays 
A) amphibians 
B) lobsters 
C) groupers 
D) sharks and rays

Question 13

Which of the following would be an example of a flagship species?

Accepted Answer

A) white warty-back pearly mussel 
B) zebra mussel 
C) brown tree snake 
D) giant panda 
E) red robin 
A) white warty-back pearly mussel 
B) zebra mussel 
C) brown tree snake 
D) giant panda 
E) red robin

Question 14

Why are elephants killed by poachers?

Accepted Answer

A) for their tail,to make bracelets form the hair 
B) for their eyes,which are thought to have medicinal powers 
C) for their tusks,to make jewelry and carvings 
D) All of these choices are reasons poachers kill elephants. 
A) for their tail,to make bracelets form the hair 
B) for their eyes,which are thought to have medicinal powers 
C) for their tusks,to make jewelry and carvings 
D) All of these choices are reasons poachers kill elephants.

Question 15

Which of the following is the correct order for IUCN-threatened species designations from MOST threatened to LEAST threatened?

Accepted Answer

A) critically endangered > endangered > vulnerable 
B) vulnerable > endangered > critically endangered 
C) endangered > critically endangered > vulnerable 
D) critically endangered > near threatened > vulnerable 
E) endangered > near threatened > vulnerable 
A) critically endangered > endangered > vulnerable 
B) vulnerable > endangered > critically endangered 
C) endangered > critically endangered > vulnerable 
D) critically endangered > near threatened > vulnerable 
E) endangered > near threatened > vulnerable

Question 16

The group with the most proportion of species in the endangered category is the

Accepted Answer

A) cycads. 
B) conifers. 
C) amphibians. 
D) mammals. 
A) cycads. 
B) conifers. 
C) amphibians. 
D) mammals.

Question 17

Why do you think single-species conservation efforts have focused on cute and cuddly endangered species? What are the pros and cons to such an approach?

Accepted Answer

Many conservation efforts rely on donati

Question 18

What is the goal of ecosystem restoration?

Accepted Answer

A) to completely restore the ecosystem to the state before humans existed 
B) to restore the species that have gone extinct from the area 
C) to return the ecosystem to its original state or as close as possible 
D) to change the ecosystem into a different one based on the area 
E) to bring new species into the ecosystem 
A) to completely restore the ecosystem to the state before humans existed 
B) to restore the species that have gone extinct from the area 
C) to return the ecosystem to its original state or as close as possible 
D) to change the ecosystem into a different one based on the area 
E) to bring new species into the ecosystem

Question 19

Which ecosystem would yield the greatest benefit from ecosystem conservation efforts?

Accepted Answer

A) an ecosystem with high biodiversity 
B) an ecosystem with low biodiversity 
C) Ecosystem conservation efforts would benefit both ecosystems equally. 
D) Ecosystem conservation efforts would not benefit either ecosystem. 
A) an ecosystem with high biodiversity 
B) an ecosystem with low biodiversity 
C) Ecosystem conservation efforts would benefit both ecosystems equally. 
D) Ecosystem conservation efforts would not benefit either ecosystem.

Question 20

Which of the following is considered one of the main laws in the United States that protect threatened species?

Accepted Answer

A) Lacey Act 
B) Ramsar Convention 
C) Convention on Biological Diversity 
D) Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) 
E) Endangered Species Act 
A) Lacey Act 
B) Ramsar Convention 
C) Convention on Biological Diversity 
D) Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) 
E) Endangered Species Act

Exam 9: Preserving Biodiversity a Forest Without Elephants

What is ecotourism?

The overall goal of conservation efforts is to ___________.

Why would the sale of legitimately acquired ivory (from elephants deceased from natural causes,for example)increase poaching and the sale of illegally acquired ivory?

Refer to Infographic 5.Using the DNA fingerprints,determine from where the unknown tusk was likely to have originated.

Why would efforts to reduce armed conflict in many communities aid the preservation of endangered species?

You are giving a talk about your conservation work.Someone in the audience asks what she can do to help conservation efforts.You talk about low-impact travel to natural areas,which can contribute to conservation by bringing in money to protect the environment.This is known as

Refer to Infographic 2.Why might the number of species counted in the Red List of Threatened Species be underestimated in every category?

What are some limits to the single-species conservation approach?

The singling out of well-known species for conservation efforts falls under which approach?

What are threatened species?

Part of your conservation work is done with monarch butterflies,and you are part of a team gathering data to see if the species show have legal protection in the Unites States under the federal law that protects biodiversity.That law is the

Which of the following groups has the highest proportion of data deficient species?

Which of the following would be an example of a flagship species?

Why are elephants killed by poachers?

Which of the following is the correct order for IUCN-threatened species designations from MOST threatened to LEAST threatened?

The group with the most proportion of species in the endangered category is the

Why do you think single-species conservation efforts have focused on cute and cuddly endangered species? What are the pros and cons to such an approach?

What is the goal of ecosystem restoration?

Which ecosystem would yield the greatest benefit from ecosystem conservation efforts?

Which of the following is considered one of the main laws in the United States that protect threatened species?

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