Question 1

Differentiate between the following terms: threatened species, endangered species, and extinct species.

Accepted Answer

An extinct species is one that is lost f

Question 2

Commercial logging:

Accepted Answer

A)  cuts trees primarily for use by developing countries. 
B)  cuts trees for subsistence farmers. 
C)  cuts trees primarily for export. 
D)  is a very sustainable practice in the tropics. 
E)  is most prevalent in temperate deciduous forests. 
A)  cuts trees primarily for use by developing countries. 
B)  cuts trees for subsistence farmers. 
C)  cuts trees primarily for export. 
D)  is a very sustainable practice in the tropics. 
E)  is most prevalent in temperate deciduous forests.

Question 3

Figure 57-1   According to the accompanying figure, global warming would result from an increase in which of the labeled components?

Accepted Answer

A)  1 and 2 
B)  2 
C)  2 and 3 
D)  3 
E)  4 
A)  1 and 2 
B)  2 
C)  2 and 3 
D)  3 
E)  4

Question 4

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 5

The greenhouse gas presently at highest concentration in the Earth's atmosphere is methane .

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Climate change occurs because greenhouse gases absorb ____ radiation.

Accepted Answer

A)  UVA 
B)  UVB 
C)  visible 
D)  infrared 
E)  cosmic 
A)  UVA 
B)  UVB 
C)  visible 
D)  infrared 
E)  cosmic

Question 7

Building roads, parking lots, buildings and bridges all contribute to:

Accepted Answer

A)  biotic pollution. 
B)  commercial harvest. 
C)  habitat destruction. 
D)  ex situ conservation. 
E)  restoration ecology. 
A)  biotic pollution. 
B)  commercial harvest. 
C)  habitat destruction. 
D)  ex situ conservation. 
E)  restoration ecology.

Question 8

When the death of species is less imminent, but the population of a particular species is quite small, it is defined as being:

Accepted Answer

A)  extinct. 
B)  extant. 
C)  endangered. 
D)  threatened. 
E)  endemic. 
A)  extinct. 
B)  extant. 
C)  endangered. 
D)  threatened. 
E)  endemic.

Exam 57: Biological Diversity and Conservation Biology

Differentiate between the following terms: threatened species, endangered species, and extinct species.

Commercial logging:

Figure 57-1 According to the accompanying figure, global warming would result from an increase in which of the labeled components?

A biodiversity hotspot is a(n):

The greenhouse gas presently at highest concentration in the Earth's atmosphere is methane .

Climate change occurs because greenhouse gases absorb ____ radiation.

Building roads, parking lots, buildings and bridges all contribute to:

When the death of species is less imminent, but the population of a particular species is quite small, it is defined as being:

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