Question 1

A biodiversity hotspot is a(n) :

Accepted Answer

A)  protected area with few humans present. 
B)  type of island from which humans are leaving. 
C)  an area rich in endemic species and high in human population. 
D)  a type of corridor to which humans are rapidly migrating. 
E)  an area poor in endemic species in a tropical location. 
A)  protected area with few humans present. 
B)  type of island from which humans are leaving. 
C)  an area rich in endemic species and high in human population. 
D)  a type of corridor to which humans are rapidly migrating. 
E)  an area poor in endemic species in a tropical location.

Question 2

Slash-and-burn agriculture:

Accepted Answer

A)  is practiced by international corporations. 
B)  is practiced by large scale cattle ranchers. 
C)  includes fuel wood consumption. 
D)  is practiced by many people in highly developed countries. 
E)  is practiced by subsistence farmers. 
A)  is practiced by international corporations. 
B)  is practiced by large scale cattle ranchers. 
C)  includes fuel wood consumption. 
D)  is practiced by many people in highly developed countries. 
E)  is practiced by subsistence farmers.

Question 3

An example of ex situ conservation is a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  a national park. 
B)  a zoo. 
C)  a reserve. 
D)  a pet store. 
E)  a circus. 
A)  a national park. 
B)  a zoo. 
C)  a reserve. 
D)  a pet store. 
E)  a circus.

Question 4

Habitat corridors allow animals to move from one habitat fragment to another.
___________________

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

List four reasons for deforestation in the tropics.Which of these are associated with consumption by persons in highly developed countries? Which are associated with overpopulation of indigenous persons?

Accepted Answer

Concepts to Consider: subsistence agricu

Question 6

All of these are reported to cause deformities in amphibians except:

Accepted Answer

A)  pesticides. 
B)  pollution. 
C)  trematodes. 
D)  atrazine. 
E)  predators. 
A)  pesticides. 
B)  pollution. 
C)  trematodes. 
D)  atrazine. 
E)  predators.

Exam 57: Biological Diversity and Conservation Biology

A biodiversity hotspot is a(n) :

Slash-and-burn agriculture:

An example of ex situ conservation is a(n):

Habitat corridors allow animals to move from one habitat fragment to another. ___________________

List four reasons for deforestation in the tropics.Which of these are associated with consumption by persons in highly developed countries? Which are associated with overpopulation of indigenous persons?

All of these are reported to cause deformities in amphibians except:

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