This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Environment > Convention On Biodiversity – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Convention On Biodiversity Quiz 8 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A biodiversity hotspot A) Is an area that is threatened. B) An area that is high in biodiversity. C) Is an area that is threatened and that is high in diversity. D) Is an area that is not threatened, but is high in biodiversity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is an area that is threatened and that is high in diversity. 2. The vertical movement of cold, nutrient-rich water from the ocean depths to its surface is called A) Upwelling. B) Downwelling. C) Surface currents. D) Tides. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Upwelling. 3. ..... happens when fertilizers, animal waste, sewage or other substances rich in nitrogen and phosphorus are lost into waterways causing excessive algae growth. A) Biological Augmentation. B) Nonrenewable Resource. C) Eutrophication. D) Introduced species. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eutrophication. 4. A species which serves as an early warning sign that a community or ecosystem is being altered or degraded. A) An indicator species. B) A native species. C) A keystone species. D) An alarm species. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An indicator species. 5. Reintroducing grey wolves into Yellowstone was in accordance with A) ESA (Endangered Species Act). B) Biodiversity Treaty. C) CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species). D) Habitat Conservations Plan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ESA (Endangered Species Act). 6. Germ plasm is any form of A) Bacteria. B) Genetic material. C) Microbes. D) Plasmic ray. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Genetic material. 7. The breaking of habitats into smaller pieces is called ..... A) Habitat corruption. B) Habitat pollution. C) Habitat fragmentation. D) Habitat division. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Habitat fragmentation. 8. What are microscopic animals that drift and have appendages? A) Dabplankton. B) Zooplankton. C) Craftplankton. D) Phytoplankton. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Zooplankton. 9. A niche is ..... A) Where an organism lives. B) The role of an organism. C) All of the factors which limit the growth of organisms. D) The total seasonal and daily changes in an environment. E) The types and numbers of species in a given area. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The role of an organism. 10. Conservation organizations buy the rights to conserve resources, instead of harvesting them. A) Debt for nature swap. B) Conservation concession. C) Economic assist. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conservation concession. 11. U.S. law that protects biodiversity, passed in 1973 A) CITES. B) Convention on Biological. C) Endangered Species Act. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Endangered Species Act. 12. When a forest is cleared, which biodiversity level may be affected? A) Genetic diversity. B) Species diversity. C) Ecosystem diversity. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 13. Full form of CITES A) Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. B) Conservation on International Trade in Extinct Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. C) Convention on Internal Traditional in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. 14. Which type of organism dwarfs all others in terms of species diversity? A) Mammals. B) Plants. C) Protists. D) Insects. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Insects. 15. Which of the following forbids the U.S. government and its citizens from harming endangered or threatened species and their habitats? A) The Endangered Species Act. B) Species Survival Plan. C) The Environmental Protection Agency. D) The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Endangered Species Act. 16. Events when extinction rates far exceed the normal background rate A) Background Extinction. B) Mass Extinction. C) General Extinction. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mass Extinction. 17. What type of speciation involves geographic isolation? A) Allopatric. B) Sympatric. C) Both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Allopatric. 18. In the United States, what is the major law that protects biodiversity? A) Convention on Biological Diversity. B) Endangered Species Act. C) U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. D) Species Survival Plan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Endangered Species Act. 19. The current rate of extinction is A) Slowing down. B) The result of natural processes. C) The result of human actions. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The result of human actions. 20. Which one of the following is not a method in situ conservation of biodiversity? A) Botanical Garden. B) Sacred Grove. C) Wildlife Sanctuary. D) Biosphere Reserve. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Botanical Garden. 21. Good environmental policies should be based on ..... A) Economic interests. B) Scientific data. C) Available finances. D) Popular opinion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scientific data. 22. Which of the following is NOT true about NGOs when comparing them to IGOs? A) Can take rapid action. B) Enforce legislation. C) Good use of media to get conservation message out to the public. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Enforce legislation. 23. Malaysia ratified Convention on Biological Diversity in June of 1994. The aim of this convention is/are to A) Conserve biological diversity. B) Use components of biological diversity sustainably. C) Share the benefits arising out of the utilization of genetic resources fairly and equally. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 24. Zoos and Aquariums protect biodiversity through A) Captive Breeding. B) Fieldwork in conservation. C) Germ Plasms. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 25. Which of the following is NOT a common characteristic of an invasive species? A) Generalist. B) High Reproductive Rates. C) Specialist. D) Adaptive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Specialist. 26. Why do the populations of invasive species grow so quickly? A) Invasive species are prey to many animals. B) Invasive species are native to an area. C) Invasive species have no predators. D) Invasive species keep the ecosystems in equilibrium. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Invasive species have no predators. 27. Some species are so important to the functioning of an ecosystem that they are called A) Keystone species. B) Cornerstone species. C) Essential species. D) Exotic species. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Keystone species. 28. ..... includes thing like minerals, fossil fuels, plants, animals, clean water, and solar energy. A) Overexpoitation. B) Natural Resources. C) Nonrenewable Resources. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Natural Resources. 29. #1 cause of Biodiversity Loss is A) Invasisve species. B) Habitat loss. C) Pollution. D) Poaching/overharvesting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Habitat loss. 30. The biggest loss to biodiversity is A) Climate change. B) Pollution. C) Overharvesting. D) Habitat loss. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Habitat loss. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesPaper 1 QuizzesUgc Net QuizzesConvention On Biodiversity Quiz 1Convention On Biodiversity Quiz 2Convention On Biodiversity Quiz 3Convention On Biodiversity Quiz 4Convention On Biodiversity Quiz 5Convention On Biodiversity Quiz 6Convention On Biodiversity Quiz 7Convention On Biodiversity Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books