Convention On Biodiversity Quiz 9 (25 MCQs)

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1. Reintroducing grey wolves into Yellowstone was in accordance with

2. Germ plasm is any form of

3. The breaking of habitats into smaller pieces is called _____

4. What are microscopic animals that drift and have appendages?

5. A niche is _____

6. Conservation organizations buy the rights to conserve resources, instead of harvesting them.

7. U.S. law that protects biodiversity, passed in 1973

8. When a forest is cleared, which biodiversity level may be affected?

9. Full form of CITES

10. Which type of organism dwarfs all others in terms of species diversity?

11. Which of the following forbids the U.S. government and its citizens from harming endangered or threatened species and their habitats?

12. Events when extinction rates far exceed the normal background rate

13. What type of speciation involves geographic isolation?

14. In the United States, what is the major law that protects biodiversity?

15. The current rate of extinction is

16. Which one of the following is not a method in situ conservation of biodiversity?

17. Good environmental policies should be based on _____

18. Which of the following is NOT true about NGOs when comparing them to IGOs?

19. Malaysia ratified Convention on Biological Diversity in June of 1994. The aim of this convention is/are to

20. Zoos and Aquariums protect biodiversity through

21. Which of the following is NOT a common characteristic of an invasive species?

22. Some species are so important to the functioning of an ecosystem that they are called

23. _____ includes thing like minerals, fossil fuels, plants, animals, clean water, and solar energy.

24. #1 cause of Biodiversity Loss is

25. The biggest loss to biodiversity is