IBESS Topic 3 Assessment Shortened

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

• Introduced species

• Local species

• Endemic

• Biodiversity hot spot

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

• habitat division

• habitat pollution

• habitat corruption

• habitat fragmentation

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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 for the benefit of people in developing countries.

• international organization on reducing carbon emissions to prevent climate change.

• An international agreement that limits the trade in wild plants and animals and their body parts.

• laws to increase the number of species

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Biologists put extra effort into protecting these because they contain ~60% of the world's species

• National parks

• Biodiversity Hotspots

• Tropical rainforests

• Conservation stations

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Programs that breed animals in captivity then release them to the wild are called...

• IUCN red list

• Captive conservation

• Captive Breeding Programs

• Catch and Release Programs

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The species that plays a critical role in maintaining the ecosystem structure is?

• Flagship species

• Umbrella species

• Keystone Species

• Leading species

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An event in which a large percentage of all living species become extinct in a relatively short period of time.

• Habitat fragmentation

• Mass extinction

• Overexploitation

• Background extinction

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Which of the following is a term for a group of similar organisms that can reproduce fertile offspring?

• individual
• population
• species
• fossil

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Why are advantageous traits more likely to be passed onto offspring?

• Because they are more likely to survive and reproduce.

• Because they come from dominant alleles.

• Because they come from recessive alleles.

• Because the trait is an acquired phenotype.

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