Conservation Biology

Which of these is NOT something conservation strategies must be based on?

• A thorough understanding of the principles of ecology
• The needs of the human population
• Projected increases in technological advancements

The study of methods for protecting _____ is called conservation biology. 

• Global warming
• Animals
• Biodiverstiy

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Which of these do conservation biologists NOT have to consider in developing a plan? 

• Law
• Politics
• Society
• Liberal arts

Conservation biology provides ways to preserve _____. 

• Threatened and endangered species
• Human comfort
• Captive populations

what are the 3 types of biodiversity?

• Genetic, forest, aquatic

• Agriculture, pharmaceutical, deforestation

• Genetic, Species, Ecosystem

• Biology, chemistry, geography

True or False: Extinction rates are decreasing

• True

• False

True or false: Humans are the main cause for the current rate of biodiversity loss.

• True

• False

Which of the following is NOT a type of  biodiversity?

• species diversity
• genetic diversity
• individual diversity
• ecosystem diversity

Scientists think people have directly caused the extinction of some species through ______________.

• habitat destruction
• poaching
• pollution
• All of these

Biodiversity refers to

• extinct species
• the variety of species on Earth
• nonrenewable resources
• the rate of species decline