Threats to Biodiversity

Which acronym represents the threats to biodiversity?

• HIPPO

• HIPPCO

• HIPPA

• HIPCA

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS2-7

NGSS.HS-LS4-5

What does the H in HIPPCO stand for?

• habitat loss

• overharvesting

• habitat restoration

• health decline

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS2-7

What does the I in HIPPCO stand for?

• invasive species

• infrastructure

• innovation

• none of these

The Ps in HIPPCO stand for (select all that apply)

• (human) population growth

• population decline

• pollution

• pressure

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS2-7

NGSS.HS-LS4-5

The C in HIPPCO stands for

• climate change

• conservation

• civilization

• none of these

The O in HIPPCO stands for

• outsiders

• overharvesting

• climate change

• none of these

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS2-7

Nonnative sea lampreys invading the Great lakes and decreasing fish populations is an example of what part of HIPPCO?

• invasive species - the I in HIPPCO

• overharvesting - the O in HIPPCO

• pollution - one of the Ps in HIPPCO

• none of these

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

An increase in which part of HIPPCO typically results in an increase in all the other parts of HIPPCO?

• human population growth (one of the P in HIPPCO)

• climate change (the C in HIPPCO)

• pollution (one of the Ps in HIPPCO)

• none of these

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-6

Deforestation is an example of which part of HIPPCO?

• habitat loss - the H in HIPPCO

• pollution - one of the Ps in HIPPCO

• invasive species - the I in HIPPCO

• none of these

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS2-7

NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

This theory says that the rate biodiversity develops on islands is proportional to the distance of the island from the mainland and the size of the island

• theory of natural selection

• theory of island biogeography

• theory of habitat destruction

• theory of greenhouse effect