Biodiversity and Conservation Biology

What is Conservation?

• Protection of environment from climate change

• Protection of organisms and environment from harmful affect of humans

• Destruction of environments from climate change

• Destruction of organisms and environment from harmful affect of humans

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What is pollution?

• The addition of unwanted material to an environment

• The addition of wanted material to an environment

• The removal of unwanted material from an environment

• The removal of wanted material from an environment

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All the different types of living things on the planet is called...

• Biodiversity

• Biology

• Ecology

• Ecodiversity

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Which of the following can lead to water pollution?

• Oil spills, untreated sewage, balancing agents

• Acid rain, untreated sewage, fresh and clean water

• Oil spills, properly treated sewage, slurry

• Oil spills, untreated sewage, run off from fertilizers

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Which of the following will NOT reduce biodiversity?

• Habitat loss

• Pollution

• Climate change

• Conservation

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Habitats can be preserved by...

• Reducing recycling

• Building more roads

• Reducing pollution, developing conservation parks

• Introducing invasive species

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Why is biodiversity important?

• Keeps ecosystems balanced

• Causes extinction

• it doesn't really matter

• It keeps plants alive

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True or False: Extinction rates are decreasing

• True

• False

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True or false: Homosapiens are dependent on Biodiversity

• False

• True

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What can you do to promote biodiversity?

• Recycle

• bike and walk

• limit water and electricity use

• follow the teachings of Captain Planet

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