conserving biodiversity

The image represents a link between to separated habitats. What is it called?

• Edge effect

• Exploitation

• Habitat corridor

• Eutrophication

Any resource replaced by natural processes more quickly than it is consumed is a:

• Nonrenewable Resource

• Renewable Resource

• Endemic Resource

• Natural Resource

The use of a resource at a rate that can be replaced or recycled is called ____________ use.

• biological

• unsustainable

• sustainable

• medicinal

The use of a oil-eating bacteria to clean up an oil spill way is an example of:

• Invasive Species

• Natural Resources

• Endemic

• Bioremediation

An ENDEMIC species is only found in one specific geographic location.

• True

• False

People in more developed countries, like America and Europe, use less natural resources than people in less developed countries, like Africa.

• True

• False

Which of the following are examples of renewable resources... (multiple answers)

• Solar

• Clean air/Wind

• Oil

• Plants used for food

Which of the following are examples of nonrenewable resources... (multiple answers)

• Fossil fuels (oil, natural gas)

• Minerals (radioactive material, etc)

• Solar

• Whole Forests

What factors impact on an ecosystem's recovery time after a natural disaster?

• Type of disturbance & size of area

• Size of area & biome

• Type of disburbance & climate

• Size of area & climate

Which is an international treaty designed to protect biodiversity?

• Chemical Weapons Convention

• Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations

• Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women

• Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora