Biodiversity of Life

Tigers living in warm climates have thinner coats of fur than tigers living in cool climates. This is a result of

• genetic diversity

• species diverstiy

• ecosystem diversity

• genera diversity

The easiest component of biodiversity to measure is

• ecosystem diversity

• species diversity

• genetic diversity

• none can be measured

Which is the most direct way in which biodiversity can provide a source of income?

• medicines

• ecotourism

• research

• agriculture

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

• wildlife corridors

• conservation concessions

• Species Survival Plans

• mapping biodiversity hotspots

The latitudinal gradient is a natural pattern in which species diversity generally

• increases toward the equator

• decreases toward the prime peridian

• decreases in warmer climates

• increases toward the poles

Which type of organism out-does all others in terms of species diversity?

• plants

• mammals

• insects

• protists

The python in the Florida Everglades is best described as ______________

• an endangered species

• a species that is exterpated from the area

• an invasive species

The disappearnace of a particular population from a given area, but not of the entire species globally, is called

• extirpation

• extinction

• poaching

• fragmentation

In the United States, what is the major law that protects biodiversity?

• Convention on Biological Diversity

• Endangered Species Act

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

• Species Survival Plan

One way that zoos and aquariums help increase wildlife populations is through

• captive breeding programs

• international biodiversity treaties

• conservation concessions

• wildlife corridors