This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Environment > Convention On Biodiversity – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Convention On Biodiversity Quiz 2 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The greater the biodiversity is, the ..... sustainable an ecosystem is. A) Less. B) Equal. C) More. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) More. 2. Simpson's diversity index is a measurement of A) Species richness and diversity. B) The abundance of individuals. C) Species richness and evenness. D) Loss of biodiversity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Species richness and evenness. 3. Which rabbit would be more likely to survive in a cold, snowy environment? A) Black Rabbit. B) Brown Rabbit. C) White Rabbit. D) Red Rabbit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) White Rabbit. 4. A group of organisms of one species that live in an area at the same time. A) Predator. B) Community. C) Population. D) Consumer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Population. 5. When trading in your ecosystem you should A) Collect a lot of individuals. B) Get rid of all invasives. C) Collect a lot of species. D) Target only land species. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Collect a lot of species. 6. What percent of pharmaceuticals used in the U.S. are either based on or are synthesized from from natural compounds found in plants, animals or microorganisms? A) 40. B) 50. C) 10. D) 20. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 40. 7. The illegal capture or killing of an organism, often for money, is called ..... A) Fragementation. B) Harvesting. C) Poaching. D) Extinction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Poaching. 8. Species that are native to and found only within a limited area A) Endemic. B) Exotic. C) Extinct. D) Endangered. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Endemic. 9. Plant Quarantine Regulation 1981, Fisheries Act 1984, and Animal Ordinance 1953 are examples of Malaysian regulations that control A) Habitat destruction. B) Overexploitation. C) Invasive species. D) Climate change. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Invasive species. 10. Nutrient cycling and purification of water are both examples of A) Regulating services. B) Cultural services. C) Provisional services. D) Supporting services. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Regulating services. 11. A species which is known as a biological smoke alarm is known as a/an A) Threatened species. B) Endemic species. C) Non-native species. D) Indicator species. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Indicator species. 12. When excess nutrients make their way into the waterways in runoff from lawns: A) Frog population increases. B) People get more vitamins in their water. C) Fish populations increase. D) Algal blooms increase. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Algal blooms increase. 13. The most effective way to protect biodiversity A) Species Survival Plan. B) CITES. C) Endangered Species Act. D) Protect habitats. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Protect habitats. 14. Species that are only found in a specific geographic area are ..... A) Local species. B) Endemic. C) Biodiversity hot spot. D) Introduced species. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Endemic. 15. Which is true about Allopatric and/or Sympatric Speciation? A) In allopatric sp., members of the pop live in the same land. B) In sympatric sp., members of the pop live in the same land. C) Speciation takes longer in allopatric situations. D) There are very few examples of sympatric speciation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In sympatric sp., members of the pop live in the same land. 16. Climate change affects species through A) Loss or degradation of important habitats and microhabitats. B) Changing of environmental thresholds (e.g. temperature, water availability/quality) beyond those that a species can tolerate. C) The disruption of environmental cues (e.g. for breeding or migration). D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 17. ..... clear-cutting-Can be very destructive on sites with steep slopes or where regrowth is slow. A) Timber. B) Patchwork. C) Lumber. D) Hillside. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Patchwork. 18. The fact that organisms are adapted to survive in particular environments helps to explain why A) Captive-breeding programs are often ineffective. B) Compromise is impossible on environmental issues. C) Non-native plant species never flourish in new areas. D) Habitat destruction accounts for for most extinctions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Habitat destruction accounts for for most extinctions. 19. Speciation is generally a function of A) Area. B) Time. C) Volume. D) Both (a) and (c). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Time. 20. Which is NOT one of the three main levels of biodiversity? A) Species. B) Genetic. C) General. D) Ecosystem. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) General. 21. Which internal adaptation allows a bird to fly? A) Feathers. B) Hollow Bones. C) Beak. D) Wings. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hollow Bones. 22. An event in which a large percentage of all living species become extinct in a relatively short period of time. A) Mass extinction. B) Habitat fragmentation. C) Overexploitation. D) Background extinction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mass extinction. 23. The use of a resource at a rate that can be replaced or recycled is called ..... use. A) Biological. B) Unsustainable. C) Medicinal. D) Sustainable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sustainable. 24. Vocab to knowbiodiversitygenetic diversityecosystem diversityspecies diversityhabitat fragmentationumbrella speciescaptive breedingendangered speciesthreatened speciesmonoculturespecies survival planbiodiversity hotspotextinctionextirpation A) I know half. B) I know all. C) I need to study. D) I will do the extra credit lecture notes on youtube!. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I need to study. 25. What is the term that describes a steady and stable community? A) Disturbed community. B) Turf community. C) Climax community. D) Peak community. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Climax community. 26. What percentage of the world's known plant species have been examined for medicinal properties? A) 25%. B) 33%. C) 0.5%. D) 15%. E) 5%. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 0.5%. 27. Reproductive isolation results in ..... A) Reduction of gene flow. B) Adaptation. C) Mutation. D) Natural selection. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reduction of gene flow. 28. Which of the following is NOT an example of a biome? A) Waterpark. B) Marine. C) Desert. D) Freshwater. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Waterpark. 29. A mountain range separates regions in which tigers can live. This is know as ..... A) Mass extinction. B) Habitat fragmentation. C) Mass extirpation. D) Invasive species. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Habitat fragmentation. 30. Which of the following represent single-species approaches to protecting biodiversity? A) Building wildlife corridors. B) Selling conservation concessions. C) Captive breeding and cloning. D) Mapping biodiversity hotspots. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Captive breeding and cloning. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesPaper 1 QuizzesUgc Net QuizzesConvention On Biodiversity Quiz 1Convention On Biodiversity Quiz 3Convention On Biodiversity Quiz 4Convention On Biodiversity Quiz 5Convention On Biodiversity Quiz 6Convention On Biodiversity Quiz 7Convention On Biodiversity Quiz 8Convention On Biodiversity Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books