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Y12 A-Level Starter

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and the Convention on Biological Diversity are examples of

a)

organizations that promote poaching.

b)

international organisation on climate change.

c)

international treaties to protect biodiversity.

d)

laws to increase the number of species

2.

Programs that breed animals in captivity then release them to the wild are called...

a)

IUCN red list

b)

Captive conservation

c)

Captive Breeding Programs

d)

Catch and Release Programs

3.

A place that stores seeds to preserve their genes for the future is called...

a)

Botanical preserve

b)

Plant depository

c)

Seed bank

d)

Herbarium

4.

A charismatic, often cute and cuddly flagship species may be used to promote human connection, but what are the disadvantages of such species?

a)

They can be made into cuddly toys for marketing

b)

Humans may be in conflict with them eg Tigers eat people

c)

They may become extinct and so the conservation work would stop

d)

They become popular within the public

e)

They take priority even if they are not important to the ecosystem

5.
If a species is only found in one place on Earth we call it a(n)...
a)
Local species
b)
Lonesome species
c)
Allopatric species
d)
Endemic species
6.

Which would be a violation of the CITES treaty?

a)

hunting wild turkeys

b)

polluting lakes

c)

selling tiger skins

d)

clearing rain forests

7.
How can humans best help an endangered species avoid extinction?
a)
they can feed the animals
b)
they can put the animals in a zoo
c)
they can protect the animal’s habitat
d)
they can take the animal to new habitats
8.

What is a keystone species?

a)

A species that helps to hold an ecosystem together

b)

A species that lives in or around rocks

c)

Keys and stones have nothing to do with ecology

d)

A keystone isn't a living thing, it's just a stone

9.

What are examples of Flagship species? Select all that apply.

a)

Panda

b)

Tiger

c)

Python

d)

Polar Bear

10.

Habitat fragmentation is

a)

combining several smaller protected areas into one larger one.

b)

  the separation of one larger protected areas into many smaller ones.

c)

decreasing the size of the protected area.

d)

increasing the edge effect.