This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Environment > Convention On Biodiversity – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Convention On Biodiversity Quiz 6 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which is NOT one of the three main goals of Species Survival Plans? A) Protect species. B) Clone species. C) Reintroduce species. D) Manage species. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Clone species. 2. ..... The death of a species, the elimination of all the individuals of a particular kind. A) Exception. B) Die off. C) Extinction. D) Kill off. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Extinction. 3. A species is defined as threatened / endangered when it suffers from A) Habitat destruction. B) Overharvesting. C) Climate change. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 4. ..... is the storage of material at ultra low temperature of liquid nitrogen (-1960C) A) Cryopreservation. B) Conservation. C) Refrigeration. D) Preservation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cryopreservation. 5. What is one of the greatest threats to biological diversity today? A) Old-growth forests. B) Rapid use of fossil fuels. C) Pioneer species. D) Habitat destruction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Habitat destruction. 6. Where the better adapted organisms survive to pass traits along to offspring. A) Evolution. B) Natural Selection. C) Extinction. D) Artifical Selection. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Natural Selection. 7. The most sustainable ecosystem would A) Have low biodiversity. B) Not experience change. C) Have no predators. D) Have high biodiversity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Have high biodiversity. 8. A species is defined as endangered when it A) Suffers from damage to its habitat. B) Suffers from disease or predation. C) When there are hazards to the continued life of the species. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 9. The number of different species of plants and animals in area refers to what vocabulary word? A) Biodiversity. B) Ecosystem. C) Extinct. D) Speciation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biodiversity. 10. Which of the following is the best plan to increase biodiversity? A) Protect a small plot of land. B) Protect a large plot of land. C) Protect one species. D) Focus on species that aren't in danger of becoming extinct. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Protect a large plot of land. 11. As biodiversity increases, the sustainability of an ecosystem ..... A) Decreases. B) Increases. C) Stays the same. D) All of these are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Increases. 12. The level of biodiversity that involves a variety of habitats and communities is ..... diversity. A) Population. B) Genetic. C) Ecosystem. D) Species. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ecosystem. 13. What are the three types of diversity? A) Community, species, and ecosystem. B) Genetic, food, and ecosystem. C) Genetic, species, and ecosystem. D) Language, species, genetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Genetic, species, and ecosystem. 14. Which of the following is NOT part of overall biodiversity? A) Ecosystem diversity. B) Genetic diversity. C) Species diversity. D) Individual diversity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Individual diversity. 15. Ecosystem diversity is A) The variety of ecosystems in a given place. B) The variety of ecosystems within a habitat. C) The variety of biomes in the world. D) The number of habitats within an ecosystem. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The variety of ecosystems in a given place. 16. What does bio mean? A) Different. B) Life. C) Species. D) Organisms. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Life. 17. All of the conditions surrounding an organism. A) Environment. B) Conservation. C) Competition. D) Ecosystem. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Environment. 18. The use of a oil-eating bacteria to clean up an oil spill way is an example of: A) Endemic. B) Bioremediation. C) Natural Resources. D) Invasive Species. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bioremediation. 19. The layer below the photic zone is known as the A) Aphotic zone. B) Open ocean. C) Flood plain. D) Intertidal zone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aphotic zone. 20. Define habitat fragmentation. A) The excessive use of a species that has economic value. B) Poaching and over-harvesting. C) The different environmental conditions that occur along the boundaries of an ecosystem. D) The separation of an ecosystem into small areas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The separation of an ecosystem into small areas. 21. What level of biodiversity is most commonly equated with the overall concept of biodiversity? A) Genetic. B) Ecosystem. C) Species. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Species. 22. ..... Diversity-Term used to describe the number of different kinds of genes present in a population or a species. A) Gene. B) Species. C) Genetic. D) DNA. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Genetic. 23. Choose the option that expresses the definition the best. "Sale of exotic pets and decorative plants." A) Habitat destruction, degradation, and fragmentation. B) Invasive (nonnative species). C) Population and resource use growth. D) Greenhouse effect. E) Overexplotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Overexplotation. 24. Which of the following are ways that an invasive species may enter an aquatic ecosystem? I. Releasing the ballast water of ships.II. Dumping household aquariums into lakes. III. Escaping a coastal aquaculture farm. A) I only. B) II only. C) III only. D) I and II only. E) I, II, and III. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) I, II, and III. 25. Full form of NBA A) National Biotic Animals. B) National Biodiversity Authority. C) Natural biodiversity Animals. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) National Biodiversity Authority. 26. What is biodiversity? A) The variation of life found on earth + the variations within the species. B) Same as species diversity. C) The variation of life. D) The variation of alleles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The variation of life found on earth + the variations within the species. 27. One way that zoos and aquariums help increase wildlife populations is through A) Captive breeding programs. B) International biodiversity treaties. C) Conservation concessions. D) Wildlife corridors. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Captive breeding programs. 28. This term refers to when people visit places to see the native plants and animals A) Ecology. B) Poaching. C) Activism. D) Ecotourism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ecotourism. 29. A species is at serious risk of extinction. A) Endangered. B) Threatened. C) Extinct. D) Extirpated. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Endangered. 30. All of the following contribute to the decrease in biodiversity except A) Habitat destruction. B) Overfishing. C) Oil Spills. 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