Human Threats to Biodiversity & Human Population Growth

How many climate change threaten biodiversity in habitats?

• Climate change will increase biodiversity
• The ecosystem will become more stable
• Native species common to the area may lose their home
• Invasive species will prevent natural disasters and climate change

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The Asian Carp were introduced into the United States as an experiment. However, they turned into an invasive species that impacted the Great Lakes. What would harm conservation efforts of keeping the carp out of the great lakes?

• Decreasing money available to fund Environmental Protection Agencies
• Increase fishing in the areas

• Monetary reward for catching the invasive species

• Building an electric barrier like there is in Romeoville, IL

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How do invasive species threaten biodiversity?

• Invasive species will actually help ecosystems
• Invasive species compete with native species for resources
• Invasive species will turn into chemically bioengineered beings
• Invasive species help make new habitats

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What is this an example of?

• Biomagnification
• Optimal Tolerance
• Logistic Growth
• Handsome Squidward

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Which part of the graph shows when the bacteria population reaches its carrying capacity?

• Part A
• Part B
• Part C

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Why would the bacteria reach their carrying capacity?

• Bacteria have unlimited food, decreasing competition
• Bacteria have limited food, decreasing competition
• Bacteria have unlimited food, increasing competition
• Bacteria have limited food, increasing competition

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Which graph shows this situation? Exponential growth happens when a population of organisms continues to grow rapidly over time.

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Which of the following explains the change in the lion population?

• The population increased from 1959 to 1963 because the birth rate was greater than the death rate.
• The population increased from 1959 to 1963 because the immigration rate was greater than the emigration rate.
• The population decreased from 1959 to 1963 because the death rate was greater than the birth rate.
• The population decreased from 1959 to 1963 because immigration rate was greater than the emigration rate.

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Which two are not density-dependent limiting factors?

• Hurricane
• Tornado
• Disease
• Competition
• Predation

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Which age structure diagram represents a stable age structure diagram?

• Graph 1
• Graph 2
• Graph 3
• Graph 4

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