Vocab Words
The variety of life across all levels of ecological organization is called...
Biodiversity
Environmentally responsible travel to protected areas for the purpose of appreciating nature, promoting conservation, and providing benefits to local peoples is known as <Ecotourism>.
True.
Which group of animal has the greatest known species diversity?
Insects.
The disappearance of a particular population from a given area is called...
Extirpation.
Which type of species is more likely to become extinct, an endangered species or a
threatened species?
An endangered species is more likely to become extinct because this species is one that is at serious risk of becoming extinct. A threatened species, is one that is likely to become soon throughout all or part of its range.
Patches of suitable habitat type surrounded by “seas” of unsuitable habitat are called...
Habitat fragmentation.
Many conservation efforts attempt to protect the land, wildlife, and economic interests of the <local> people.
True.
Compare and contrast extinction with extirpation.
Extinction is when a species completely dies off and can never return. Extirpation is the disappearance of a particular population from a given area, but not the entire species globally.
The illegal capture or killing of an organism is called...
Poaching.
Give one example of a conservation concession.
An example of a conservation concession would be how a nation will earn money by selling the right to log for the right to conserve its resources, not extract them.
An area that both supports an especially high number of endemic species and is rapidly losing biodiversity is called a(n)...
Biodiversity hotspot.
Most laws provide protection for <habitats and ecosystems>.
FALSE. Habitats.
What are the two main outcomes of a debt-for-nature swap?
The two main outcomes of a debt-for-nature swap are protecting wildlife, but also brings in money from researchers and ecotourists.
The major law that protects biodiversity.
Endangered Species Act (ESA)
Place the following taxonomic groups in order, from largest to smallest: class, domain,
family, genus, kingdom, order, phylum, species, subspecies.
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species, and Subspecies.
A species that has a high risk of
extinction is called...
Or vulnerable species, is one that is likely to become endangered soon throughout all or part of its range is called...
Endangered species.
Threatened species.
A stable ecosystem is both <Resilient> and <Reproduced>.
FALSE. Resilient and Resistant.
Why is estimating the number of species on Earth so difficult and why do these estimates
vary so greatly?
Some areas on the planet, such as deep oceans, remain relatively unexplored. Many species such as bacteria and many fungi, are tiny and easily overlooked. Also, many organisms are extremely difficult to identify and distinguish from other species.
A species that is found nowhere else in the world except for the place it is living is called a(n)...
Endemic species.
Which type of habitat would have greater species diversity—a small forest or a large field of corn? Why?
A small forest would have greater species diversity because there are many different species of plants and animals living there and interacting with one another. In a large corn field, the only thing growing is corn. Corn is only one species, though there may be some weeds and insects living in the field the number of corn overpowers lowering the fields biodiversity.
The number or variety of species in a
particular region is called...
The differences in DNA among individuals within a species and population is called...
The number and variety of ecosystems within a given area is called...
Species diversity.
Genetic diversity.
Ecosystem diversity.
Biodiversity is important to many different fields such as <Medicine, Agriculture, and Ecosystems>.
FALSE. Medicine, Agriculture, and Tourism.
What are the three main parts of the Endangered Species Act?
The three main parts are: First, forbids the government and private citizens from harming listed endangered and threatened species or their habitats. Second, it forbids the trade in products made from the species that are on the list. Lastly, it requires the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to maintain the official list of endangered and threatened organisms, and to develop recovery plans for each protected species.
The process of breeding and raising organisms in controlled conditions is called...
An overall program to protect a species is called a(n)...
Captive breeding.
Species Survival Plan.
A conservation plan could proceed with a single 20-square kilometer habitat preserve or with two habitat preserves, measuring a total of 20 square kilometers combined. Which preserve format would support more species? Explain.
The single habitat would support more species. The larger the size of a habitat fragment, the more species it can support. Although the total size of both preserves would be the same, each of the divided preserves would support less diversity than a single larger fragment.