Exam 59: Conservation Biology

Use the following to answer questions : Refer to the diagram below, representing a suitable habitat established for a hypothetical threatened species of pocket gophers. -Research has shown that land less than 1 km from unsuitable habitat is subject to edge effects for a pocket gopher. In the land diagrammed above, what is the size of the habitat area that is not subject to edge effects?

A species may persist in a small patch of habitat if that patch is connected to others through habitat _______.

Aside from the aesthetic benefits of biodiversity, list three economic reasons people should care about species extinctions.

Species introduced to regions outside their original range that spread widely and become unduly abundant, at a cost to the native species of the region, are known as

Which of the graphs below best illustrates the number of species planted in the Tijuana Estuary habitat restoration studies, as well as the degree of restoration achieved (as measured by the proportion of the ground covered by plants)?

Which of the following statements about the value of biodiversity is false?

Which of the following statements is true?

Which of the following statements is false?

Global warming is a concern because

Which of the following statements is true?

A fynbos is

Which of the following about a habitat patch becoming smaller is false?

Because it uses knowledge about the natural world to solve specific problems, conservation biology is viewed as a(n) _______ science.

The case of the ivory-billed woodpecker best illustrates

The frequency of fires in a particular area can be determined by

Which of the following threaten species survival?