Environmental Science Final 2023

Which of the following is NOT part of overall biodiversity?

• species diversity

• genetic diversity

• individual diversity

• ecosystem diversity

The tiger (Panthera Tigris), jaguar (Panthera Onca), and lion (Panthera Leo) are all members of the

• same subspecies

• same species

• same genus

• same ecosystem

What provides the raw material for adaptation to local conditions?

• Ecosystem diversity

• Species diversity

• Extirpation

• Genetic Diversity

Which of the following increases species diversity?

• extirpation

• speciation

• extinction

• poaching

The disappearance of a particular population from a given area, but not globally is called

• extinction

• immigration

• extirpation

• speciation

Globally, the leading cause of biodiversity loss is

• invasive species

• poaching and overharvesting

• pollution

• habitat change and loss

The illegal capture or killing of an organism, often for money, is called

• poaching

• harvesting

• fragmentation

• extinction

Which of the following forbids U.S. Government and its citizens from harming endangered species or threatened species and their habitats?

• The Environmental Protection Agency

• The Species Survival Plan

• The Endangered Species Act

• The Convention of International Trade

Areas where the greatest number of unique species can be protected with the least amount of effort is

• wildlife corridors

• habitat fragments

• biodiversity hotspots

• conservation concessions

The eastern long-beaked echidna, is an egg-laying mammal found only in New Guinea. What term describes an organism that is found in one place and nowhere else in the world?

• endemic

• threatened

• endangered

• conserved