Ch7 L3

Involves planting trees to replace trees that have been cut or burned down.

• Reforestation

• Reclamation

• Conservation 

refers to the process of restoring land disturbed by mining.

• Reforestation

• Reclamation

• Conservation 

Which one is a benefit of the ESA?

• Roughly 40% of once-declining populations are now stable
• Loss of jobs and restricted use of public / private lands

Which one is not a center for captive breeding programs?

• Zoo
• Botanical Gardens
• Aquarium
• Forests

What are biodiversity hotspots?

• Area that both supports a high # of endemic species and is rapidly losing biodiversity
• Area that both supports a low # of endemic species and is rapidly gaining biodiversity

What are endemic species?

• species is found everywhere else in the world
• species is found nowhere else in the world

These species are

• endangered

• extinct

• healthy

Tigers living in warm climates have thinner coats of fur than those in cool climates. This is an example of:

• Genetic diversity

• Species diversity

• Ecosystem diversity

• Genera diversity

A region that includes tigers, eagles, lizards, fish, rabbits, and many other types of organisms would be best described as having a high level of

• taxonomic diversity

• genetic diversity

• ecosystem diversity

• species diversity

High levels of biodiversity tend to

• have little or no effect on ecosystems

• decrease an ecosystem's resistance to change

• increase the stability of an ecosystem

• make an ecosystem less resilient