This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Environment > Convention On Biodiversity – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Convention On Biodiversity Quiz 5 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Caribou and Canadian Geese go on a long-distance journey to another place as seasons change to seek food and/or warmer climates. This is called ..... A) Mimicry. B) Camouflage. C) Hibernation. D) Migration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Migration. 2. The continuous natural extinction rate of species which is typically balanced by the formation of new species is known as; A) Ecological extinction. B) Background extinction. C) Mass extinction. D) Instrumental extinction. E) Biological extinction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Background extinction. 3. A migratory bird unknowingly accumulates a few seeds of the hwagha plant in her feathers and drops them in an area where those plants did not live before. This is an example of A) Founder Effect. B) Predation. C) Bottleneck Effect. D) Migration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Founder Effect. 4. Fire ants in the southeastern US are classified as A) Exotic species. B) Endemic species. C) Threatened species. D) Keystone species. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exotic species. 5. Why should we remove an invasive species? A) They won't be able to survive in a new environment. B) They will eat native species and cause other species to decrease. C) We should not remove them and let nature be. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They will eat native species and cause other species to decrease. 6. Which of the following increases species diversity? A) Speciation. B) Extinction. C) Extirpation. D) Poaching. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Speciation. 7. What types of patterns does a climatograph show? A) Rainfall and snowfall. B) Precipitation and humidity. C) Precipitation and temperature. D) Temperature and sunlight. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Precipitation and temperature. 8. Why do water sources need to be conserved? A) We have a limited amount of fresh water. B) Pollution reduces the amount of usable water. C) Because we need to save it for the whales. D) Both a and b. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both a and b. 9. What type of speciation involves isolation due to behavior such as sexual selection or habitat differentiation? A) Allopatric. B) Sympatric. C) Both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sympatric. 10. Enforces Clear Air Act A) EPA. B) U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. C) Unfunded mandate. D) Environmental Impact. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) EPA. 11. The summary at the end of an experiment that explains the results. A) Materials. B) Conclusion. C) Hypothesis. D) Procedures. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conclusion. 12. Which of the following does not destroy habitats? A) Building homes. B) Pollution. C) Nature reserves. D) Hunting and trading. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nature reserves. 13. Some conservation biologists focus on areas where the greatest number of unique species can be protected with the least amount of effort. These areas are called ..... A) Conservation concessions. B) Wildlife corridors. C) Habitat fragments. D) Biodiversity hotspots. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Biodiversity hotspots. 14. Which is NOT a benefit of biodiversity? A) Ecotourism. B) Medicine. C) Agriculture. D) Deforestation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Deforestation. 15. ..... occurs when a large numbers of species goes extinct over a relatively short period of time. A) Mass Effect. B) Extirpation. C) Mass Extinction. D) Extinction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mass Extinction. 16. Today's sixth extinction primarily is being caused by? A) Emotional disturbance. B) Enormous disturbance. C) Economic disturbance. D) Ecosystem disturbance. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ecosystem disturbance. 17. Biodiversity refers to A) Extinct species. B) The rate of species decline. C) Nonrenewable resources. D) The variety of species on Earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The variety of species on Earth. 18. Where are many biodiversity hotspots located? A) Deserts. B) Tropical rain forests. C) Polar ice regions. D) Rocks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tropical rain forests. 19. The major cause of extinction is ..... A) Poaching. B) Habitat fragmentation. C) Pollution. D) Habitat destruction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Habitat destruction. 20. Which type of organism out-does all others in terms of species diversity? A) Mammals. B) Plants. C) Protists. D) Insects. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Insects. 21. Which one of the following is related to Ex-situ conservation of threatened animals and plants? A) Wildlife safari parks. B) Amazon rainforest. C) Biodiversity hot spots. D) Himalayan region. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wildlife safari parks. 22. A species that is NOT native to a particular region is called A) Endemic. B) Invasive. C) Extraordinary. D) Natural. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Invasive. 23. Another term for nonnative species is A) Invasive. B) Indicator. C) Endemic. D) Keystone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Invasive. 24. Which of the following are examples of germ plasm? A) Cells. B) Eggs. C) Seeds. D) Eggs and seeds. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Eggs and seeds. 25. What are microscopic ocean plants that are prey of zooplankton? A) Zooplankton. B) Phytoplankton. C) Krill. D) Small fish. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Phytoplankton. 26. Biodiversity can affect the ..... of ecosystems and the ..... of populations. A) Sustainability and stability. B) Stability and sustainability. C) Life and existence. D) Existence and life. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stability and sustainability. 27. All the organisms of one species that live in an area are called the ..... A) Biome. B) Community. C) Ecosystem. D) Population. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Population. 28. If a country has a death rate of 30 and a birth rate of 45 the natural rate of increase would show the population is ..... A) Fluctuating too much. B) Decreasing. C) Staying the same. D) Increasing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Increasing. 29. The key goal of environmental science is to figure out how humans can achieve .....? A) Profits. B) Population Stabilitiy. C) Sustainability. D) Biodiversity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sustainability. 30. Warning coloration is an example of a physical adaptation used to ward off predators. Which ocean zone would a creature with this adaptation live? A) Sunlight Zone. B) O-Zone. C) Twilight Zone. D) Midnight Zone. 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