Population Ecology & Biodiversity and Conservation

Which of the following is not a cause for loss of biodiversity?

• Destruction of habitat

• Invasion by alien species

• Setting up of zoological parks

• Over-exploitation of natural resources

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Species diversity ______ as one moves from equator to pole.

• Increases

• Decreases

• first increases then decreases

• first decreases then increases

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

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

• species diversity

• genetic diversity

• ecosystem diversity

• biodiversity

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What is the variety of genes present?

• bidiversity
• species diversity
• extinction
• genetic diversity

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

• genetic diversity
• ecosystem diversity
• extinction
• species diversity

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

• Overexpoitation
• Natural Resources
• Nonrenewable Resources

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_______ 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

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The use of living natural organisms to detoxify a polluted area?

• Biological Augmentation
• Introduced Species
• Bioremediation

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

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