Chapter 7 - Biodiversity & Conservation Review

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What is the correct hierarchy of taxonomic groups, from largest to smallest? Options: family, genus, species, subspecies

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family, genus, species, subspecies

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The easiest component of biodiversity to measure is

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species diversity

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Which is the most direct way in which biodiversity can provide a source of income? Options: medicine, ecotourism, research, agriculture

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ecotourism

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The Sikhote-Alin Mountains, and the Siberian tigers living on them, are separated from other mountain regions in which the tigers could live. The mountains are an example of a(n)

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habitat fragment

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The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and the Convention on Biological Diversity are examples of

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treaties to protect biodiversity.

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To manage, protect, and reintroduce threatened and endangered species are the goals of

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Species Survival Plans

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Relieving a nation from repaying some of the money it owes other nations in exchange for protecting its biodiversity is called a

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debt-for-nature swap

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A region that includes tigers, eagles, lizards, fish, rabbits, and many other types of organisms would be described as having a high level of 

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species diversity

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Which is the highest level of biodiversity?

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ecosystem diversity

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Which type of organism dwarfs all others in terms of species diversity?

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insects