AP Biodiversity quiz obj 1-8

Which of the following is NOT one of the three types or levels of biodiversity?

• genetic biodiversity

• species biodiversity

• ecosystem/habitat biodiversity

• evolutionary biodiversity

Populations with a "shallow" gene pool which lack genetic diversity are more likely to be at risk from

• predators

• disease

• natural disasters

• habitat loss

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Members of the IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature) would label a species which as JUST STARTED to decline in population as

• threatened

• endangered

• least concern

• critially endangered

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Which of these are correctly linked?

• Bat saliva is used to help headaches

• rosy periwinkle cures the common cold

• Pacific yew provides treatment for cancer

• Neem tree cures cancer

Lack of diversity in our agricultural crops is dangerous because

• market shares will decrease as people lose interest in the same food over and over again

• there might not be enough pollinators to get the crops pollinated

• beneficial insects aren't interested in most of these crops

• a disease or change in climate is more liekly to wipe out a crop

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The new branch of engineering which seeks solutions based on nature is called

• bioengineering

• biomimicry

• bioecology

• biodesign

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Visiting a place to see an ecosystem or a species can contribute to the local economy. This is known as

• ecology

• ecovisitation

• ecotourism

• ecoeconomics

Which of these would be included in the "Ecological Argument" to protect species?

• ecosystem services

• ethics and aesthetics

• ecosystem biodiversity

• ecotourism

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Compared to community 1, community 2 has

• greater richness and evenness

• less richness but greater evenness

• equal richness but less evenness

• equal richness and evenness

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Which community has more biodiversity?

• Community 1

• Community 2

• they have the same level of biodiversity

• it is impossible to judge based on the information

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