This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Environment > Convention On Biodiversity – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Convention On Biodiversity Quiz 4 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A place that provides all the things an organism needs to live. A) Ecosystem. B) Environment. C) Community. D) Habitat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Habitat. 2. The convention on international trade in endangered species of wild fauna and flora (CITES) and the convention on biological diversity are examples of: A) Laws to increase the number of species. B) Polls measuring American opinion about biodiversity. C) Organization that promote poaching. D) Treaties to protect biodiversity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Treaties to protect biodiversity. 3. So far there have been ..... mass extinctions. A) 2. B) 3. C) 7. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 5. 4. The primary piece of federal legislation that is designed to protect species from going extinct in the United States A) Clean Water Act. B) Endangered Species Act. C) Migratory Bird Act. D) International Species Act. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Endangered Species Act. 5. Primary succession occurs in an area that has: A) Has Soil. B) Has No Soil. C) Has Some Soil. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Has No Soil. 6. When an animal is cut of from its hunting ground it is most likely caused by A) Pollution. B) Invasive species. C) Its umbrella species died. D) Habitat fragmentation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Habitat fragmentation. 7. Chloroplasts are green or gold because they contain ..... A) Cell walls. B) Grass. C) Chlorine. D) Chlorophyll. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chlorophyll. 8. What president signed the Endangered Species Act into law? A) Richard Nixon. B) Gerald Ford. C) George H.W. Bush. D) Bill Clinton. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Richard Nixon. 9. What summarizesglobal population trends for certainterrestrial, freshwater, and marinespecies A) U.S. Game and Fish. B) Department of Agriculture. C) Living Planet Index. D) Wildlife Federation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Living Planet Index. 10. A species which can live in wide range of environments and can feed on a wide range of foods is called ..... A) Nonnative species. B) Threatened species. C) Endemic species. D) Generalist species. E) Specialist species. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Generalist species. 11. What happens when species become extinct? A) The species do not exist in some parts of the world. B) A few are still alive. C) The whole species does not exist. D) The adults are dead but some eggs still have not hatched. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The whole species does not exist. 12. Variety of species in a given area refers to what? A) Ecosystem diversity. B) Species diversity. C) Genetic Diversity. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Species diversity. 13. What is the correct hierarchy of taxonomic groups, from largest to smallest? A) Genus, family, species, subspecies. B) Genus, family, subspecies, species. C) Family, genus, species, subspecies. D) Family, genus, subspecies, species. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Family, genus, species, subspecies. 14. Which of the following is an example of a method for managing whole ecosystems and habitats? A) Mapping biodiversity hotspots. B) Cloning. C) Captive breeding. D) Species Survival Plans (SSPs). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mapping biodiversity hotspots. 15. Why are advantageous traits more likely to be passed onto offspring? A) Because they are more likely to survive and reproduce. B) Because they come from dominant alleles. C) Because they come from recessive alleles. D) Because the trait is an acquired phenotype. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because they are more likely to survive and reproduce. 16. Currently we are undergoing the ..... mass extinction A) 6th. B) 26th. C) 5th. D) 16th. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 6th. 17. ..... species are at serious risk of extinction. A) Endangered. B) Threatened. C) Endemic. D) Invasive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Endangered. 18. What is the Simpson Index for the following community? What is the effective number of species? (5 points)Species A:2Species B:10Species C:23Species D:17Species E:1 A) 0.03, 5. B) 0.03, 3.03. C) 0.33, 3.03. D) 0.33, 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 0.33, 3.03. 19. Mass Extinction includes A) Death of a few species over a long period of time. B) Death of many species of a long period of time. C) Death of a few species of a long period of time. D) Death of many species over a short period of time. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Death of many species over a short period of time. 20. Invasive species is defined as A) A native (naturally found) species which are added to an area. B) A non-native (not naturally found) species added to an area. C) A keystone species in an environment. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A non-native (not naturally found) species added to an area. 21. Which option is abiotic? A) Plants. B) Animals. C) Rocks. D) Fungi. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rocks. 22. It is a species that is critical to the functioning of the ecosystem in which it lives because it affects the survival and abundance of many other species in its community. A) Endangered species. B) Known species. C) Unknown species. D) Keystone species. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Keystone species. 23. Human threats to biodiversity include: A) Habitat destruction. B) Pollution. C) Population growth. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 24. Having more diversity allows organisms and environments to ..... A) Respond the changes better. B) Evolve and Adapt at a slower rate. C) Become extinct. D) All of these are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Respond the changes better. 25. The extinction of speciess in a relatively short period of time is called A) Background extinction. B) Background species. C) Epidemic species. D) Mass extinction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mass extinction. 26. What does the term carrying capacity describe? A) The maximum number of birth rates for a population. B) The ability of a population to accept new immigrants. C) The ratio of birth rates to death rates in a population. D) The population size that the environment can sustain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The population size that the environment can sustain. 27. In Finding Nemo, the shark "Bruce" is best described as a ..... A) Habitat. B) Predator. C) Prey. D) Food Chain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Predator. 28. What year was the Clean Air Act enacted? A) 1990. B) 1980. C) 1970. D) 1972. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1970. 29. What types of organisms are more likely to become endangered? A) Those with one food source. B) Those with large populations. C) Those which breed rapidly. D) Those which can easily adapt to a variety of habitats. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Those with one food source. 30. Because grasslands are less diverse than tropical forests and have deep root systems, after a fire they tend to exhibit ..... and ..... A) High inertia; low resilience. B) Low inertia; no resilience. C) High inertia; high resilience. D) Low inertia; high resilience. E) No inertia; low resilience. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Low inertia; high resilience. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesPaper 1 QuizzesUgc Net QuizzesConvention On Biodiversity Quiz 1Convention On Biodiversity Quiz 2Convention On Biodiversity Quiz 3Convention 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