Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

Which animals are good examples of human responses to conservation?

Accepted Answer

A) leopards 
B) bobcats 
C) pumas 
D) panthers 
A) leopards 
B) bobcats 
C) pumas 
D) panthers A

Question 3

Why do Bali starlings face immediate extinction?

Accepted Answer

A) because their feathers are in demand 
B) because they have a unique song 
C) because they are pests 
D) because they are in high demand as exotic pets 
A) because their feathers are in demand 
B) because they have a unique song 
C) because they are pests 
D) because they are in high demand as exotic pets D

Question 4

Which two countries had the lowest human development index from 1970 to 1975?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

Resource use efficiency, calculated by measuring carbon assimilation per unit of resource, provides an indicator of success.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What percentage of drylands is subject to some form of severe land degradation?

Accepted Answer

A) between 10 and 20% 
B) between 20 and 30% 
C) between 30 and 40% 
D) between 50 and 60% 
A) between 10 and 20% 
B) between 20 and 30% 
C) between 30 and 40% 
D) between 50 and 60%

Question 7

What percentage of Earth's land surface is covered by drylands?

Accepted Answer

A) 21% 
B) 31% 
C) 41% 
D) 51% 
A) 21% 
B) 31% 
C) 41% 
D) 51%

Question 8

Which two countries had the lowest human development index from 2000 to 2005?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

Which part of the Chinese bahaba is used in traditional medicine?

Accepted Answer

A) the gill 
B) the eye 
C) the swim bladder 
D) the fin 
A) the gill 
B) the eye 
C) the swim bladder 
D) the fin

Question 10

Which term refers to a species of wildlife that no longer exists?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

Suppose that human population growth continues at the current rate. What will the human population be in 40 years?

Accepted Answer

A) quintuple the current size 
B) quadruple the current size 
C) triple the current size 
D) double the current size 
A) quintuple the current size 
B) quadruple the current size 
C) triple the current size 
D) double the current size

Question 12

What percentage of mammalian species is listed as threatened, based on the 2006 IUCN list of threatened species?

Accepted Answer

A) 40% 
B) 30% 
C) 20% 
D) 10% 
A) 40% 
B) 30% 
C) 20% 
D) 10%

Question 13

What did Lynn White Jr., a professor of medieval history, explore in 1967?

Accepted Answer

A) the historical roots of ecosystems 
B) the historical roots of our ecological crisis 
C) the historical roots of biodiversity 
D) the historical roots of genetic variation 
A) the historical roots of ecosystems 
B) the historical roots of our ecological crisis 
C) the historical roots of biodiversity 
D) the historical roots of genetic variation

Question 14

What percentage of bird species is listed as threatened, based on the 2006 IUCN list of threatened species?

Accepted Answer

A) 10% 
B) 12% 
C) 14% 
D) 16% 
A) 10% 
B) 12% 
C) 14% 
D) 16%

Question 15

Which ecosystem is one of the most endangered in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A) the Pacific water shrew system 
B) the grape system 
C) the grass system 
D) the antelope bush system 
A) the Pacific water shrew system 
B) the grape system 
C) the grass system 
D) the antelope bush system

Question 16

Which country had the highest human development index from 2000 to 2005?

Accepted Answer

A) China 
B) Brazil 
C) India 
D) the United States 
A) China 
B) Brazil 
C) India 
D) the United States

Question 17

Which factor puts the survival of a species on the edge?

Accepted Answer

A) failure to hunt 
B) failure to reproduce 
C) failure to spread in habitat 
D) failure to survive 
A) failure to hunt 
B) failure to reproduce 
C) failure to spread in habitat 
D) failure to survive

Question 18

What is the main threat to the survival of Banff Springs snails?

Accepted Answer

A) reptiles 
B) birds 
C) humans 
D) tortoises 
A) reptiles 
B) birds 
C) humans 
D) tortoises

Question 19

Which species are particularly at risk due to global warming?

Accepted Answer

A) those without temperature-dependent sex determination 
B) those with temperature-dependent sex determination 
C) those with a need for lower temperatures 
D) those with a need for higher temperatures 
A) those without temperature-dependent sex determination 
B) those with temperature-dependent sex determination 
C) those with a need for lower temperatures 
D) those with a need for higher temperatures

Question 20

What percentage of dicotyledonous plants is listed as threatened, based on the 2006 IUCN list of threatened species?

Accepted Answer

A) 2.5% 
B) 3.5% 
C) 4.5% 
D) 5.5% 
A) 2.5% 
B) 3.5% 
C) 4.5% 
D) 5.5%

Exam 32: Conservation of Biodiversity

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

Which animals are good examples of human responses to conservation?

Why do Bali starlings face immediate extinction?

Which two countries had the lowest human development index from 1970 to 1975?

Resource use efficiency, calculated by measuring carbon assimilation per unit of resource, provides an indicator of success.

What percentage of drylands is subject to some form of severe land degradation?

What percentage of Earth's land surface is covered by drylands?

Which two countries had the lowest human development index from 2000 to 2005?

Which part of the Chinese bahaba is used in traditional medicine?

Which term refers to a species of wildlife that no longer exists?

Suppose that human population growth continues at the current rate. What will the human population be in 40 years?

What percentage of mammalian species is listed as threatened, based on the 2006 IUCN list of threatened species?

What did Lynn White Jr., a professor of medieval history, explore in 1967?

What percentage of bird species is listed as threatened, based on the 2006 IUCN list of threatened species?

Which ecosystem is one of the most endangered in Canada?

Which country had the highest human development index from 2000 to 2005?

Which factor puts the survival of a species on the edge?

What is the main threat to the survival of Banff Springs snails?

Which species are particularly at risk due to global warming?

What percentage of dicotyledonous plants is listed as threatened, based on the 2006 IUCN list of threatened species?

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