Biodiversity

What is the biggest cause of diversity loss in the United States?

• Habitat loss

• Agriculture

• Invasive Species

What is the biggest loss of diversity world wide?

• Habitat loss

• Over fishing the oceans

• Invasive species

After a mass extinction, adaptive radiation occurs. What is the result of adaptive radiation?

• The Earth settles and resets

• Biodiversity begins to increase

• The organisms that didn't die, are able to perform their niche

A major fire occurs creating a genetic bottleneck. What happens to a species genetics as a result.

• A few will die but the population will bounce back to carrying capacity

• The population won't have enough food to eat due to the fire and they will die off

• There will be a loss genetic traits and the population will suffer

If you went to a remote island to bird watch, and was told that the bird your looking at can only be found on that island, that bird would be considered what?

• Endemic

• Invasive

• Exotic

Hotspots are....

• Places to find cell phone reception

• Created by climate change

• Areas of the world rapidly being destroyed

What is the role of the Endangered Species Act?

• To prevent poaching

• To determine hotspots throughout the world

• Categorize populations, and list threatened and endangered species and how to preserve them

How does climate change impact biodiversity?

• Many organism can't adjust to the changes and are struggling to breed, grow, and adapt to new conditions

• Climate change is only having a limited impact on the species on Earth

• Since the climate has changed in the past, nature will find a way to adapt and there will be no long term consequences

What is the role of the Red List?

• To identify causes of extinction

• To identify and save all the seeds on Earth to preserve biodiversity

• A global list cataloging every species and it's levels of population

If a species is gone from one area but thriving in another, it is considered?

• Extinct

• Extirpated

• Biologically extinct