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What is an endangered species?
Biodiversity hotspots
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Biodiversity hotspots
can only occur in oceans
show that we were once a supercontinent called Gondwana
are always protected by the Ramsar Convention
have a high number of endemic species
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What is an endangered species?
A species found on land and in the Ocean
A type of organism that is at risk of extinction
A species that is threatened by prey
All of the above
3
Why is Biodiversity important?
It ensures unsustainable Food Web
It regulates Climate (Temperature, Rainfall)
Limits gene pool so that flora or fauna has unified DNA.
It prevents further expansion of Ecotourism
4
Organisms are classified as producers or consumers based upon:
Their habitat
How they obtain food
The time of day they are active
Their size
5
what is the highest trophic level
herbivore
carnivore
omivores
consumers
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what travels through a food chain??
light
ion no
energy
food
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What is overharvesting of oysters?
algae growing
too many oysters live in an area
putting oysters in the bay
taking too many oysters from an area.
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The ultimate goal of the Endangered Species Act is...
limit economic growth
eliminate predators
list all known species
species recovery
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Which of the organisms would be classified as producers?
Termites
Trees
Spiders
Beetles
10
What is a Wildlife Corridor...
the differences in DNA among individuals within species and populations
natural habitat that connect habitat fragments
the disappearance of species from earth
selection under human direction
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What happens to the energy as you go up an energy pyramid?
remains constant
increases
stays the same
decreases
12
Treaty has three goals: conservation of biodiversity; sustainable use and equitable sharing
The Lacey Act
Convention on Biological Diversity
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
The Endangered Species Act
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We can preserve biodiversity by
captive breeding
poaching
habitat fragmentation
deforestation
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Why are producers always found at the beginning of a food chain?
Producers are larger than consumers.
Producers are found in fewer number than consumers.
Producers convert light energy into food.
Consumers are eaten by producers.
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what is a tertiary consumer
an herbivore that competes with other herbivores
a carnivore that preys on other carnivores
a omnivore that eats mostly meat
the lowest consumer on a food chain
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What is the main cause of biodiversity loss?
Habitat loss
Pollution
Invasive species
Climate change
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What is an invasive species?
species that enters the US via shipping containers
species comes in as a top predator
species originally used as exotic pet
species brought into an ecosystem in which it did not evolve
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Extirpation is
a non-existant species
a species that ceases to exist in a chosen area
a species that ceases to exist everywhere
a species that exists everywhere
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What Is Produced By Cellular Respiration?
Oxygen, Glucose, and Energy
Carbon Dioxide and Energy
Carbon Dioxide and Water
Carbon Dioxide, Water, and Energy
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What is a factor that leads to the loss of biodiversity?
Carbon Dioxide Levels
Species Emigration
Fragmentation of Habitat
Loss of Habitat
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What is a genetic biodiversity?
The total number of genetic characteristics in a species.
Genetic variables in an animal.
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What are examples of ecosystem services?
Allow ecosystems to function
to produce animal housing
to produce water all around the world
Food and clean water/Natural vegetation/Pollination of crops
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What is a decomposer?
Desert
Coniferous (Taiga)
An organism that produces its own energy
An organism that breaks down dead organisms
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A treaty is a
trade-off with landowners
state law to protect wildlife
biodiveristy program run by zoos
agreement under international law
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What is a perfect food chain
sun,plant,herbivore,gazelle,human
Sun,Plant,Caterpillar,Spider,Bird
Shark, flower,Cow,Fly
Unicorn,Goblin,Kitten,Witch
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what is a reason to conserve biodiversity
all the above
scientific
food sources
recreational
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What is chemosynthesis?
and something nice
when organisms use chemical energy to make energy
spice
when plants produce glucose
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What is a trophic level?
The transfer of energy
The ultimate energy source
Each step in a food chain
The direction energy and matter is transferred
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What is also produced as a byproduct of cellular respiration?
carbon dioxide
ATP
oxygen
sugar
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What is biomass?
The total mass of both (non living & living) organisms
The total mass of living organisms in a given area
The total mass of non-living organisms in a given area
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What is the main goal of the Species Survival Plan?
capturing and tagging animals
breeding new species
Making clones of species
reintroducing captive-bred species into wild
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What is mass extinction?
When an animal dies quickly
When a species dies of quicker than the normal.
A widespread and rapid decrease in the biodiversity on Earth
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What is a plant in a food chain?
Decomposer
Producer
Consumer
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what is ESA?
Endangered species act
Endangered spieces actors
Endangred Students act
Earth spinning axis
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What is a rabbit considered in a food chain?
Decomposer
None of these.
Producer
Plant
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What is poaching?
The saving of animals on a wildlife preserve
The illegal killing of animals for something of value
A way to cook an egg using water
The removing of animals from one area to another
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What are the main causes of habitat fragmentation?
Pollution, agriculture and urban development
Over-harvesting, poaching, and fracking
Flower cultivating, zoos, and pipelines
Off road trucking, camping, and hiking
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What is a food web?
organisms that depend of the food source
a system of interlocking and interdependent food chains.
a web that is made by spiders to collect food
batman dies at the end of endgame
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How many major mass extinctions were there in the past?
5
3
10
4
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Why is biodiversity important for stabilizing ecosystems?
because biodiversity makes ecosystems resilient to change
because endangered species are always keystone species
because mutualism requires diversity
because biodiversity allows over fishing
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In this food chain, the grasshopper is -
Prey, consumer, carnivore
Consumer, omnivore, predator
Producer, herbivore, prey
Consumer, herbivore, prey
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What is the equation for photosynthesis?
CO2 + H2O -> C6H12O6 + 6 O2
Carbon dioxide + water -> glucose + oxygen
C6H12O6 + 6 O2 -> 6 CO2 + 6 H2O
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What state has the most endangered species?
Alaska
Wisconsin
Hawaii
California
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A producer is on the top of the food web
False
True
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A secondary consumer is...
Something that eats only producers.
Something that eats primary consumers.
Something that makes its own food via photosynthesis.
I don't know
46
Which biome has the most biodiversity?
savanna
tropical rainforest
tundra
boreal forest
47
What is the formula for cellular respiration
C6H12O6 -> + H2O
C6H12O6 -> CO2 + H2O
CO2 + H2O + ATP
C6H12O6 -> CO2 + H2O + ATP
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Conservation concession is an example of a _________ strategy.
food service
reproductive
economic
political
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What is the international treaty that protects species from being traded?
U.S Threatened Act
The Endangered Species Act of 1973
CITES
WWF
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What is a consumer?
An organism that gets energy by feeding on other organisms.
A baby shark that eats fish.
An animal that provides for itself.
You don't know.
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Which of these are examples of CULTURAL ecosystem services?
lumber, fuel, food supply
water cycle, nutrient cycling
hiking trails, scenic views
erosion, air quality, carbon storage
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What is a species biodiversity?
The species of marine animals.
The number of species that lives in a particular area.
I don't know.
The number of animals in the world.
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Ecosystem services
are economically valuable
are separate from economic value
rebalance disturbed natural systems
provide humans with essential life services
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What is the difference between a food chain and a food web?
A food web is many food chains combined into one picture.
A food chain only includes plants.
Food chains have arrows pointing in many directions.
Food chains are more complex than food webs.
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What's an example of Ecosystem Services?
Our pollinators; Bees!
Trees for lumber and Oxygen
All of the above
Shrubs on Riparian areas controlling erosion
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What is Extinction?
Rebirth of species
Pair of birds dying in a flock
Last of a species dying
A bird dying
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Where does the energy come from that sustains all life?
Oxygen
Food
The Moon
The Sun
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What was the most important Act that protected our environment and it's Endangered Species?
Fisheries Management Act 1976
Resource Conservation Act 1976
Toxic Substance Control Act 1976
The Endangered Species Act 1973
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Extinction experts believe that the extent of biodiversity loss will increase because of
poaching of endangered species
human population growth
cooling of the planet
natural disease processes
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What are the three levels of Biodiversity?
Genetic, Species and Ecosystem
Federal, State and Local
Systems, Security, Type
Recycle, Plant trees and Picking up rubbish
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What is a food chain?
A place where you eat.
Where you buy food.
A string of animals that eat other things.
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Why is biodiversity important?
They provide medicines
They provide healthy ecosystems
All answers are correct
They provide food
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What amount of energy is passed from one trophic level to another?
50%
10%
20%
40%
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How many trophic levels are there in this pyramid?
4
3
5
6
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What is the most diverse group of animals?
Molluscs
Fish
Insects
Mammals
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What is the phytoplankton in this food web?
tertiary consumer
primary consumer
producer
secondary consumer
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Why is it important to conserve low biodiversity environments?
A huge number of different species rely on the environment.
The few organisms are highly specialisedwill die without it.
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What is a food web?
cats
spiders on the internet
The sand guardian
A bunch of food chains together
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What is decomposition?
process of breaking down organic matter (dead plant, tissue)
process which matter is transferred from one area to another
When all plants are taken out and the ecosystem dries out
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What is biodiversity?
Study of animal behavior
The concentration of toxins in an organism.
The regions of the Earth
The variety of life that can be found on earth.
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What do we call an animal that is only a secondary consumer?
Greenivore
Omnivore
Herbivore
Carnivore
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What is Photosynthesis
What happens when you take a picture
the process by which plants and other organisms make food using sunlight
The Fresh Prince of Bel Air
the process when animals and other organisms make food using sunlight
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Why does habitat fragmentation lead to a loss of biodiversity?
Creates smaller populations
Animals get hit by cars
Forces animals out of habitats
Creates more soil erosion
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What is the equation of photosynthesis
Glucose+Oxygen-->water+carbon dioxide+energy
Water+glucose+carbon dioxide-->energy+oxegen
None of the Above
Energy+carbon dioxide+water-->glucose and oxygen
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What is a secondary carnivore?
It eats producers
It eats herbivores
It eats omnivores
It eats carnivores
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What are ecosystem services?
Organisms competing for the same resources
Mutualism between a bird and flower
A positive benefit that the environment provides humans
An organism's habitat
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What is a conservation concession?
Companies buy forests and retain the rights to the resources
Companies buy forests, and leave them intact
Wealthy countries pay poorer nations to save their forests.
Governments agree not to cut down any new forest areas
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What is an area with endemic species and a large number of endangered and threatened species?
biodiversity hotspot
landscape
movement corridor
park
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Which is NOT part of the Endangered Species Act?
protects habitats of endangered species
Records must be maintained by US Fish & Wildlife Service
pesticides are outlawed in hotspots
trade of species/products made from species is not allowed
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Habitat loss, invasive species, pollution, overpopulation are causing this problem
mountain top removal
increasing number of endangered species
cultural eutrophication in our water ways
phosphorous becoming atmospheric
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What are threatened species?
Zoo animals
Our pets
A species that is extinct
A species that could become extinct in the future
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What is a food chain?
A way to show what eats what and how energy transfers in an ecosystem.
The process of how food gets to our grocery stores.
A chain with food.
