Biodiversity and Conservation Practice

What is an invasive species?

• A native (naturally found) species which are added to an area. 
• A non-native (not naturally found) species added to an area. 
• A keystone species in an environment
• none of the above

What is the variety of ecosystems that are present in the biosphere?

• species diversity

• genetic diversity

• ecosystem diversity

• biodiversity

What is the variety of genes present?

• bidiversity
• species diversity
• extinction
• genetic diversity

The number of different species and the abundance of each species in a biological community.

• genetic diversity
• ecosystem diversity
• extinction
• species diversity

______ ______ includes thing like minerals, fossil fuels, plants, animals, clean water, and solar energy.

• Overexpoitation
• Natural Resources
• Nonrenewable Resources

_______ happens when fertilizers, animal waste, sewage or other substances rich in nitrogen and phosphorus are lost into waterways causing excessive algae growth.

• Eutrophication
• Introduced species
• Biological Augmentation
• Nonrenewable Resource

Species that are only found in a specific geographic area are _______.

• Introduced species
• Local species
• Endemic 
• Biodiversity hot spot

The practice of harvesting or hunting to such a degree that remaining individuals may not be able to replenish the population is called _____.

• biomagnification
• overexploitation
• edge effects
• natural resource

the breaking of habitats into smaller pieces is called...

• habitat division

• habitat pollution

• habitat corruption

• habitat fragmentation

The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and the Convention on Biological Diversity are examples of

• organizations that promote poaching.
• polls measuring American opinion about biodiversity.
  
• treaties to protect biodiversity.
• laws to increase the number of species