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CHAPTER 7 TEST

Total questions: 59

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

AN OVERALL PROGRAM THAT TRIES TO PROTECT THE SPECIES OR ORGANISM.

a)

SPECIES REVIVAL PLAN

b)

EXTIRPATION

c)

CAPTIVE BREEDING

d)

HABITAT FRAGMENTATION

2.

THE VARIETY OF LIFE ACROSS ALL LEVELS OF ECOLOGICAL ORGANIZATION IS CALLED THIS

a)

ENDANGERED SPECIES

b)

ECOTOURSIM

c)

BIODIVERSITY

d)

GENETIC DIVERSITY

3.

THE NUMBER OR VARIETY OF SPECIES IN A PARTICULAR REGION

a)

SPECIES DIVERSITY

b)

GENETIC DIVERSITY

c)

ENDEMIC

d)

LATITUDINAL GRADIENT

4.

IT WAS PASSED IN 1973 AND WAS A LAW THAT TRIES TO PROTECT BIODIVERSITY

a)

SPECIES REVIVAL PLAN

b)

CONSERVATION CONCESSION

c)

HABITAT FRAGMENTATION

d)

ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT

5.

SCIENTISTS WHO CLASSIFY SPECIES ARE CALLED

a)

TAXONOMIST

b)

POACHING

c)

WILDLIFE CORRIDORS

d)

DEBT FOR NATURE SWAP

6.

SOMETIMES CALLED A VULNERABLE SPECIES AND IS ONE THAT IS LIKELY TO BECOME ENDANGERED SOON THROUGHOUT ALL OR PART OF ITS RANGE

a)

THREATENED SPECIES

b)

EXTINCT SPECIES

c)

ENDANGERED SPECIES

d)

WILDLIFE CORRIDORS

7.

A conservation organization raises money and offer to pay off a portion of a developing nation’s international debt in exchange for a promise to set aside reserves, fund environmental education, and better manage protected areas.

a)

RESILIENT ECOSYSTEMS

b)

RESISTANT ECOSYSTEMS

c)

DEBT FOR NATURE SWAP

d)

BIODIVERSITY

8.

Describes the differences in DNA among individuals within species and populations

a)

genetic diversity

b)

species diverstiy

c)

threatened species

d)

endemic

9.

The number or variety of ecosystems in a particular region.

a)

genetic diversity

b)

ecotourism

c)

poaching

d)

ecosystem diversity

10.

An area that both supports an especially high number of endemic species and is rapidly losing biodiversity.

a)

biodiversity hotspot

b)

ecotourism

c)

endangered species

d)

habitat fragmentation

11.

Connect habit fragments.

a)

taxonomists

b)

species diversity

c)

wildlife corridors

d)

habitat fragmentation

12.

The pattern of variation with regards to a latitude

a)

species diversity

b)

latitudinal gradient

c)

extirpation

d)

resistant ecosystems

13.

The illegal capture or killing of an organism.

a)

poaching

b)

ecotourism

c)

taxonomists

d)

species revival plan

14.

Can resist environmental change without losing function.

a)

resistant ecosystems

b)

endangered species

c)

extirpation

d)

endemic

15.

Are affected by change but can bounce back and regain function.

a)

resistant ecosystems

b)

resilient ecosystems

c)

biodiversity

d)

extirpation

16.

Describes environmentally responsible travel to protected natural areas for the purpose of appreciating nature, promoting conversation, and providing economic benefits to local peoples.

a)

ecotourism

b)

genetic diversity

c)

biodiversity

d)

habitat fragmentation

17.

The disappearance of a particular population from a given area, but not of the entire species globally.

a)

extirpation

b)

captive breeding

c)

species diversity

d)

biodiversity

18.

A species that is one that is at serious risk of extinction.

a)

threatened sepcies

b)

extinct species

c)

endangered species

d)

conservation concession

19.

Selling the rights to an area for logging its forests. A company will buy the rights.

a)

concession stands

b)

biodiversity hotspot

c)

conservation concession

d)

endemic

20.

The process of breeding and raising organisms in controlled conditions

a)

breeding

b)

controlled breeding

c)

captive breeding

d)

species diversity

21.

Organisms found in one area of the world.

a)

endemic

b)

pandemic

c)

epidemic

d)

ecotourism

22.

The division of a habitat into smaller patches.

a)

ecotourism

b)

extirpation

c)

habitat fragmentation

d)

genetic diversity

23.

The seven taxonomic terms in order are

a)

kingdom, phylum class, order, family, genus, species

b)

phylum kingdom class order family genus species

c)

kingdom, class, order, phylum, family, species, genus

d)

kingdom, class, phylum, order, faily, species, genus

24.

The ENCYCLOPEDIA OF LIFE is a project that is

a)

attempting to provide an accessible online library of worldwide species diversity

b)

attempting to provide an online library of all threatened species

c)

attempting to provide an online library of all extinct species

d)

attempting to provide an online library of all plants and animals only

25.

The scientific name of an organisms is its

a)

kindgom and phylum name

b)

genus and species name

c)

order and class name

d)

phylum and order name

26.

Populations with little biodiversity

a)

have a reduced ability to withstand environmental change

b)

have a high ability to withstand environmental change

c)

increase in numbers because there are not many around

d)

don't do either

27.

Which has more biodiversity?

a)

farmland

b)

ocean waters

c)

tundra

d)

desert

28.

So far, taxonomists have estimated the number of identified and described species at

a)

1.7- 2 million

b)

1.7- 2 billion

c)

1.7- 2 thousand

d)

to many to count

29.

Ecosystem services are services provided by

a)

workers

b)

nature

c)

biodiversity

d)

ecosystems

30.

Biodiversity in ecosystems provides us with

a)

fresh air

b)

fresh water

c)

control of pests and diseases

d)

all of the above

31.

The rosy periwinkle provides us with a treatment for

a)

Hodgkins lymphoma

b)

cancer

c)

asthma

d)

bad breath

32.

Of the 150 most often prescribed drugs, _____________ originate in nature.

a)

118

b)

117

c)

116

d)

115

33.

A good example of ecotourism would include visiting

a)

a state park.

b)

a barrier reef.

c)

the Australian outback.

d)

all of the above

34.

There have been how many mass extinctions according to your book?

a)

6

b)

7

c)

5

d)

1

35.

When a mass extinction happens, what % of organisms have become extinct?

a)

40

b)

45

c)

50

d)

55

36.

As of late 2019, there were _______________ endangered species in the USA

a)

1622

b)

1321

c)

1480

d)

5000

37.

The Living Planet Index summarizes population trends in all organisms. Most populations have fallen by

a)

30%

b)

35%

c)

40%

d)

45%

38.

Causes for biodiversity loss include

a)

invasive species

b)

pollution

c)

overharvesting

d)

all of the above

39.

The Endangered Species Act does what?

a)

forbids the government/citizens from harming endangered or threatened species and their habitats

b)

forbids the trade in products made from species that are on list

c)

maintain a list of organisms that are threatened/endangered

d)

all of the above

40.

Captive breeding programs happen where?

a)

At a zoo

b)

In my aquarium

c)

Doesn't exist

d)

On the moon

41.

A biodiversity hotspot would include

a)

your backyard

b)

an area from central California to Oregon

c)

Oubache State Park

d)

in this classroom

42.

There are how many biodiversity hotspots according to your book?

a)

32

b)

33

c)

34

d)

35

43.

Conservation concessions is when governments

a)

sell concessions or rights to corporations allowing them to extract resources.

b)

sell only wood products to neighboring countries.

c)

sell only animals to zoos worldwide

d)

none of the above

44.

Operation Big Bird is the building of a

a)

statue of Big Bird from Sesame Street

b)

street in honor of the ostrich that is native to Australia.

c)

build a wildlife corridor along the coast of Austrailia

d)

a statue in honor of ostriches and emus in Australia.

45.

Biodiversity losses show that waves of extinctions tend to follow what?

a)

forest fires and tsunamis

b)

tsunamis only

c)

tornadoes and other natural disasters

d)

people colonizing islands and continents

46.

The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem is known as

a)

biotectonics

b)

biodiversity

c)

biospecies

d)

biology

47.

The number of different species that are represented in a given community is called

a)

species diversity

b)

genetic diversity

c)

ecosystem diversity

48.

The Encyclopedia of Life attempts to do what?

a)

document where organisms are found

b)

document all of the living species on earth know to science

c)

document all things that are now extinct

d)

document all things that died in 2009

49.

What do taxonomists do?

a)

drive taxi's

b)

wish they drove taxi's

c)

group organisms into categories

d)

group organisms according to where they live

50.

What does genetic diversity provide?

a)

adapt to changing environments

b)

adapt to unchanging environments

c)

remain stable

d)

never change

51.

The pattern of having lots of species at the equator with diversity dwindling as you move towards the North and South Pole is called

a)

longitudinal gradient

b)

latitudinal gradient

c)

just ridiculous

d)

happens anyway so they don't call it anything

52.

Free services that are provided by ecosystems include (more than 1 answer)

a)

pollination

b)

stabilize ecosystems

c)

absorb CO2 and produce oxygen

d)

stores water for drinking

53.

Resisting change or remaining unchanged when being subjected to a disturbance is called

a)

resistant ecosystem

b)

resilient ecosystem

c)

touch ecosystem

d)

stabilized ecosystem

54.

An eocosystem that can bounce back when disturbances occur is called a

a)

stable ecosystem

b)

resilient ecosystem

c)

resistant ecosystem

d)

unchanging ecosystem

55.

The rosy periwinkle can do which of the following (pick 2)

a)

treat Hodgkin's lymphoma

b)

regulate blood sugar

c)

regulate heart rate

d)

regulate brain function (Alzheimer's)

56.

Good examples of ecotourism include

a)

visiting a state park

b)

going to Yellowstone

c)

going to the zoo

d)

being here at school

57.

The last passenger died on September 1, 1914. The name of that passenger pigeon was

a)

Martha

b)

Rambo

c)

Lola

d)

Bernice

58.

Passenger pigeons died off because of what reason? (Pick 3)

a)

Deforestation and lack of food for the bird

b)

humans over hunting

c)

low genetic variation

d)

humans hitting them with their cars

59.

Mass extinctions were caused by possible

a)

x-rays from a super nova

b)

warming from a meteor

c)

temporary depletion of oxygen

d)

disruption of a food chain

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