WorksheetsE o C Review 2: Biodiversity, Human Pop. Health, Foresty
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is NOT part of overall biodiversity?
a)
species diversity
b)
genetic diversity
c)
individual diversity
d)
ecosystem diversity
2.
The tiger (Panthera tigris), jaguar (Panthera onca), and lion (Panthera leo) are all members of the same____
a)
subspecies
b)
species
c)
genus
d)
ecosystem
3.
Which of the following increases species diversity?
a)
extirpation
b)
speciation
c)
extinction
d)
poaching
4.
The disappearance of a particular population from a given area, but not the entire species globally , is called___
a)
extinction
b)
immigration
c)
extirpation
d)
speciation
5.
Globally, the leading cause of biodiversity loss is____
a)
invasive species
b)
poaching and overharvesting
c)
pollution
d)
habitat change and fragmentation
6.
The illegal capture or killing of an organism, often for money, is called___
a)
poaching
b)
harvesting
c)
fragmentation
d)
extinction
7.
Some conservation biologists focus on areas where the greatest number of unique species can be protected with the least amount of effort. These areas are called____
a)
wildlife corridors
b)
habitat fragments
c)
biodiversity hotspots
d)
conservation concessions
8.
The eastern long-beaked echidna, shown here, is an egg-laying mammal found only in New Guinea. Which of the following terms describes an organism such as the echidna that is found nowhere else in the world?
a)
endemic
b)
threatened
c)
endangered
d)
conserved
9.
The human population in 2010 was approximately
a)
300 million
b)
1.3 billion
c)
6.8 billion
d)
10 billion
10.
For most of human history, the human population has been relatively
a)
small and stable
b)
small and repidly growing
c)
large and shrinking
d)
large and rapidly growing
11.
Recently, the size of the human population has been
a)
decreasing slowly
b)
decreasing exponentially
c)
increasing slowly
d)
increasing exponentially
12.
Which fertility rate keeps the population size stable?
a)
replacement fertility rate
b)
stable fertility rate
c)
balanced sex ratio
d)
total fertility rate
13.
How individuals of different ages are distributed in a population is called the population's______
a)
age ratio
b)
age structure
c)
sex ratio
d)
sex structure
14.
Which of these factors does NOT affect population growth?
a)
educating women
b)
poverty
c)
statistics
15.
Regions of the world with the largest populations tend to ____
a)
have the largest share of global wealth
b)
have a smaller share of global wealth
c)
use the most resources per person
d)
have the greatest ecological footprints
16.
The process through which pollutants get increasingly more concentrated at each step up the food chain is _______
a)
biomagnification
b)
anaphylaxis
c)
toxicity
d)
bioaccumulation
17.
A large ocean wave often created by an ocean floor earthquake is a (an) _________
a)
avalanche
b)
tornado
c)
tsunami
d)
mudslide
18.
A powerful storm that forms over the ocean in the tropics is called a (an)______
a)
earthquake
b)
tornado
c)
tsunami
d)
hurricane
19.
Soil, fresh water, wild animals, and timber are examples of
a)
renewable resources
b)
inexhaustible resources
c)
nonrenewable resources
d)
forest resources
20.
Maximum sustainable yield, ecosystem-based management, and adaptive management are three approaches to
a)
poaching
b)
overharvesting
c)
resource management
d)
none of the above
21.
Most of the world's remaining forests are either boreal forest or_____
a)
tropical rain forest
b)
temperate forest
c)
tree plantations
d)
chaparral
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