Biodiversity Test Review

Which of the following statements describes how the development of roads, homes, buildings, canals, and fences most directly threatens wildlife?

• The pollution from the building processes damages wildlife habitats.

• The poaching endangers species.

• The human development destroys wildlife habitats.

• Exotic species imported for development can take over wildlife habitats.

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As a population gets smaller, the species loses ________, which can make it

even more vulnerable to extinction.

• species diversity

• habitat diversity

• genetic diversity

• ecosystem diversity

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Which animal is most likely to be poached?

• Sheep

• Rhino

• Deer

• Goldfish

__________ is a species with a population size so low that it is at risk of

disappearing in the wild and becoming extinct if protective measures are not

taken immediately.

• Indigenous species

• Threatened species

• Endemic species

• Endangered species

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The illegal hunting and slaughter of African elephants for their ivory tusks is

also known as ___________________.

• catching

• poaching

• hunting

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Which of the following is an INDIRECT EFFECT of pollution on wildlife?

• birds breathing toxic chemicals in the air

• oil from an oil spill preventing otters from staying warm

• warming ocean temperatures lead to coral bleaching

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Which of the following is an example of a result of habitat fragmentation? *

• a population of tree crickets is separated when forests are cut down for homes

• sediments pollute the river and cause the death of native mussels

• loss of coral reefs due to climate change in the Great Barrier Reef

• exhaust from cars causes acid rain to fall in local rivers

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variety of species within a habitat/ecosystem

• biodiversity

• ecosystem

  diversity

• genetic

  diversity

• species

  diversity

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variety of habitats & communities

• biodiversity

• ecosystem

  diversity

• genetic

  diversity

• species

  diversity

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variety of genes in a population

• biodiversity

• ecosystem

  diversity

• genetic

  diversity

• species

  diversity

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