What is biodiversity
Threats
Saving Species
Laws/Regulations
Example Species
100
These areas would have high biodiversity
What are rain forests OR coral reefs OR coasts OR islands
100
This threat is a cause of 75 % of species extinctions
What is habitat destruction OR habitat fragmentation ?
100
This could be an example of a man-made habitat to give species a place to live
What is a zoo OR aquarium OR garden or park (city)
100
What does ESA stand for ?
What is Endangered Species Act ?
100

This large mammal has undergone captive breeding at the Cincinnati Zoo - there are only 40 of them left worldwide !

What is the (Sumatran) Rhinoceros ?

200
There are 35 of these special areas of biodiversity in the world
What are hot spots ?
200
These species travel to a new area and are harmful to native species
What are exotic OR invasive species ?
200
In order to save species of plants, these are used
What are seed banks ?
200
What does the USFWS stand for ?
What is US Fish & Wildlife Service ?
200
"Lonesome George" was the last of his species for this type of animal:
What is a giant tortoise ?
300
These are areas of low biodiversity
What are deserts OR tundras OR deep oceans OR ice caps OR mountain zones ?
300
This is the term for illegal hunting
What is poaching ?
300

In order to preserve animal species, we freeze samples of these

What are embryos OR sperm and eggs ?

300

The goal of the _____________ Treaty (signed by 100 countries is to preserve _______________:

(SAME ANSWER IN BOTH BLANKS)

What is Biodiversity of course !

300

This amphibian from Panama is now "extinct in the wild"

What is the Golden Frog ?

400
Besides species diversity, this is another kind of biodiversity
What is ecosystem diversity OR genetic diversity ?
400
Biological magnification is the accumulation of these up the food chain
What are chemicals OR pollutants ?
400
Germ plasm is this kind of material that can be preserved to save a species
What is genetic material OR DNA ?
400

CITES stands for the Convention on __________  _________ of Endangered Species 

What is International Trade  ?

400
Elephants are intensively hunted today for this material known as "white gold":
What is ivory ?
500
Some scientists are concerned that we are creating a 6th one of these:
What is a mass extinction?
500
This type of species is found in a certain area and no where else
What is endemic ?
500
This type of breeding is when animals are raised in a artificial, enclosed environment
What is captive breeding ?
500
This is one of the 2 plans that the USFWS must do when saving a species
What is a species recovery plan OR a habitat conservation plan ?
500
The last member of this species died at the Cincinnati zoo over 100 years ago:
What is the passenger pigeon ?
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