Chapter 7 Study Guide

What is the correct hierarchy of taxonomic groups, from largest to smallest?

• family, genus, species, subspecies

• genus, family, subspecies, species

• family, genus, subspecies, species

• genus, family, species, subspecies

Tigers living in warm climates have thinner coats of fur than tigers living in cool climates. This is a result of

• genetic diversity.

• species diversity.

• ecosystem diversity.

• general diversity.

The easiest component of biodiversity to measure is

• ecosystem diversity.

• species diversity.

• genetic diversity.

• ecosystem health.

Which is the most direct way in which biodiversity can provide a source of income?

• medicines

• ecotourism

• research

• agriculture

If current trends continue, the modern geologic era, known as the Quaternary period, may see the extinction of

• almost 20 percent of all species.

• more than half of all species.

• all species on Earth.

• one or two species per century.

The Sikhote-Alin Mountains, and the Siberian tigers living on them, are separated from other mountain regions in which the tigers could live. The mountains are an example of a(n)

• mass extirpation.

• invasive species.

• mass extinction.

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.

• polls measuring American opinion about biodiversity.

• treaties to protect biodiversity.

• laws to increase the number of species.

To manage, protect, and reintroduce threatened and endangered species are the goals of

• wildlife corridors.

• conservation concessions.

• Species Survival Plans.

• biodiversity hotspots.

Which of the following is an example of a method for managing whole ecosystems and habitats?

• captive breeding

• cloning

• Species Survival Plans (SSPs)

• mapping biodiversity hotspots

Relieving a nation from repaying some of the money it owes other nations in exchange for protecting its biodiversity is called a

• debt-for-nature swap.

• conservation concession.

• Species Survival Plan.

• wildlife corridor.