Question 1

In which protected area(s) could you hunt and fish?

Accepted Answer

A)  wilderness area 
B)  national park 
C)  nature preserve 
D)  wildlife refuge 
E)  both A and D 
A)  wilderness area 
B)  national park 
C)  nature preserve 
D)  wildlife refuge 
E)  both A and D E

Question 2

What are some tactics utilized in single-species conservation efforts?

Accepted Answer

A)  captive breeding programs 
B)  release of animals back into the wild 
C)  use of charismatic species-that is, those that garner attention and funds from the public 
D)  fieldwork to monitor species and habitat health 
E)  all of these answers 
A)  captive breeding programs 
B)  release of animals back into the wild 
C)  use of charismatic species-that is, those that garner attention and funds from the public 
D)  fieldwork to monitor species and habitat health 
E)  all of these answers E

Question 3

If a natural product reflected its true cost, the cost would be ________ its current market value.

Accepted Answer

A)  lower than 
B)  higher than 
C)  the same as 
A)  lower than 
B)  higher than 
C)  the same as B

Question 4

What is conservation genetics?

Accepted Answer

A)  conserving a species genome so that it is best adapted to the current environment 
B)  harvesting and saving samples of species genomes from distinct time periods 
C)  a way to inform conservation efforts based on genetic information from species 
D)  techniques that preserve a low genetic diversity of an ecosystem 
E)  the use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) to strength a particular ecosystem 
A)  conserving a species genome so that it is best adapted to the current environment 
B)  harvesting and saving samples of species genomes from distinct time periods 
C)  a way to inform conservation efforts based on genetic information from species 
D)  techniques that preserve a low genetic diversity of an ecosystem 
E)  the use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) to strength a particular ecosystem

Question 5

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 6

Which conservation treaties or acts are international?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

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)  only protect 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)  only protect land ecosystems and not ocean ecosystems.

Question 8

What are some techniques employed by ecosystem conservationists?

Accepted Answer

A)  reforestation 
B)  remediation 
C)  landscape conservation 
D)  monitoring of indicator species 
E)  all of these answers 
A)  reforestation 
B)  remediation 
C)  landscape conservation 
D)  monitoring of indicator species 
E)  all of these answers

Question 9

From where can conservation geneticists collect DNA samples to monitor endangered species?

Accepted Answer

A)  hair 
B)  feces 
C)  ivory 
D)  skin cells 
E)  all of these answers 
A)  hair 
B)  feces 
C)  ivory 
D)  skin cells 
E)  all of these answers

Question 10

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. 
A)  an ecosystem with high biodiversity 
B)  an ecosystem with low biodiversity 
C)  Ecosystem conservation efforts would benefit both ecosystems equally.

Question 11

What information can be obtained through DNA fingerprinting, and why is it important that DNA fingerprinting be done using microsatellite DNA regions? What is special about these regions?

Accepted Answer

DNA fingerprinting looks at unique patte

Question 12

Which region of DNA molecules do conservation geneticists study?

Accepted Answer

A)  promoters 
B)  the entire gene sequence 
C)  a portion of the gene sequence that encodes a protein 
D)  small sequences of repeating nucleotides 
E)  conservation geneticists actually study RNA molecules 
A)  promoters 
B)  the entire gene sequence 
C)  a portion of the gene sequence that encodes a protein 
D)  small sequences of repeating nucleotides 
E)  conservation geneticists actually study RNA molecules

Question 13

The loss of nearly one-third of all plants and animal species on Earth would directly affect human societies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

According to the Red List, created by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, which classification would be given to a species under the most serious threat?

Accepted Answer

A)  near threatened 
B)  vulnerable 
C)  critically endangered 
D)  endangered 
E)  least concern 
A)  near threatened 
B)  vulnerable 
C)  critically endangered 
D)  endangered 
E)  least concern

Question 15

Why do experts think that protected areas, even though they have been successful in the past, are not a long-term solution for endangered species?

Accepted Answer

A)  There are not enough nature preserves, which has the highest level of protection. 
B)  Populations within these areas will become inbred after a while, which decreases the genetic diversity and makes the population more vulnerable to disturbances. 
C)  The areas themselves are being degraded due to factors like global warming and human construction, so the populations within the areas have to go outside of them, in unprotected areas, to find suitable habitats. 
D)  There is not enough species diversity within these areas. 
E)  Experts actually think that these kinds of protected areas are the solution for long-term management of endangered species. 
A)  There are not enough nature preserves, which has the highest level of protection. 
B)  Populations within these areas will become inbred after a while, which decreases the genetic diversity and makes the population more vulnerable to disturbances. 
C)  The areas themselves are being degraded due to factors like global warming and human construction, so the populations within the areas have to go outside of them, in unprotected areas, to find suitable habitats. 
D)  There is not enough species diversity within these areas. 
E)  Experts actually think that these kinds of protected areas are the solution for long-term management of endangered species.

Question 16

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 17

Infographic 13.5.
 
-Refer to Infographic 13.5. 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 18

Infographic 13.6,
   
-In Infographic 13.6, South America has large amount of protected areas. Why do you think these protected areas are especially important to the biodiversity of Earth?

Accepted Answer

Since the protected areas fall around th

Question 19

Infographic 13.1.
 
-Refer to the graph in Infographic 13.1. Which human activities likely contribute to climate change?

Accepted Answer

A)  logging, agriculture, pollution 
B)  energy production, residential development, aquaculture 
C)  mining, commercial development, fisheries 
D)  All of these answers contribute to climate change. 
E)  None of these answers contribute to climate change. 
A)  logging, agriculture, pollution 
B)  energy production, residential development, aquaculture 
C)  mining, commercial development, fisheries 
D)  All of these answers contribute to climate change. 
E)  None of these answers contribute to climate change.

Question 20

How much of Earth's total ocean area is protected to some degree?

Accepted Answer

A)  1.6% 
B)  5.8% 
C)  12.1% 
D)  19.4% 
E)  24.4% 
A)  1.6% 
B)  5.8% 
C)  12.1% 
D)  19.4% 
E)  24.4%

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In which protected area(s) could you hunt and fish?

What are some tactics utilized in single-species conservation efforts?

If a natural product reflected its true cost, the cost would be ________ its current market value.

What is conservation genetics?

What is ecotourism?

Which conservation treaties or acts are international?

The overall goal of conservation efforts is to:

What are some techniques employed by ecosystem conservationists?

From where can conservation geneticists collect DNA samples to monitor endangered species?

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

What information can be obtained through DNA fingerprinting, and why is it important that DNA fingerprinting be done using microsatellite DNA regions? What is special about these regions?

Which region of DNA molecules do conservation geneticists study?

The loss of nearly one-third of all plants and animal species on Earth would directly affect human societies.

According to the Red List, created by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, which classification would be given to a species under the most serious threat?

Why do experts think that protected areas, even though they have been successful in the past, are not a long-term solution for endangered species?

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

Infographic 13.5. -Refer to Infographic 13.5. Using the DNA fingerprints, determine from where the unknown tusk was likely to have originated.

Infographic 13.6, -In Infographic 13.6, South America has large amount of protected areas. Why do you think these protected areas are especially important to the biodiversity of Earth?

Infographic 13.1. -Refer to the graph in Infographic 13.1. Which human activities likely contribute to climate change?

How much of Earth's total ocean area is protected to some degree?

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