Quiz about 3.4 : Conservation of biodiversity (2024)

Question 1

The variety of arguments given for the conservation of biodiversity depend on which value system.

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Environmental

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Ecosystems

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Biodiversity

Question 2

The Conservation approaches include two method and one is species-based conservation, Name the next one

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Habitat conservation

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Biodiversity conservation

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Ecosystem conservation

Question 3

Community support, adequate funding and what influence the success of conservation efforts.

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Proper research

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Capital

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Government

Question 4

Arguments about species and habitat preservation can be based on 4 factors which are aesthetic, ecological, economic .Name the fourth one

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Ethical

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Social

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Biological

Question 5

There are various approaches to the conservation of biodiversity, with associated strengths and limitations, true or false.

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True

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False

Question 6

UNEP is example of

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IGO

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NGO

Question 7

Worldwide Fund for Nature is example of

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IGO

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NGO

Question 8

Which organization works with media so communicates its policies and decisions effectively to the public?

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NGO

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IGO

Question 9

Name the body serve as watchdogs rely on public pressure rather than legal power to influence governments as they have no power to enforce laws.

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NGO

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IGO

Question 10

Which body fund environmental projects with monies coming from national budget usually manage publicly owned lands

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IGO

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NGO

Question 11

The preservation of species outside their natural habitats and this

usually takes place in botanic gardens and zoos, which carry out captive breeding and reintroduction programmes. Name the factor:

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Ex situ conservation.

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In situ Conservation

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Zoom

Question 12

Name the impact of changed environmental conditions at the edge of the reserves) and localized extinctions is called as

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Edge effects

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Size.

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Buffer zone

Question 13

In the conservation area contain habitats and may be either managed or undisturbed and these areas minimize disturbance from outside influences such as people, agriculture or invasion by diseases or pests. Name the factor

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Buffer zones

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Edge effects

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Size

Question 14

.Disadvantage of which Group?

a)It does not take the place of national legislation and countries.

b) It must make their own laws to ensure that is applied at the national level.

c)These are advantages of which international organization

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CITES

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UNEP

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WWF

Question 15

These are advantages of which conservation methods?

A)It allows controlled breeding and maintenance of genetic diversity

b)It allows research

c)It allows for education

d)It effective protection for individuals and species and also education/empathy

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Zoo

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Botanical Garden

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Species Based Method

Question 16

The variety of arguments given for the conservation of biodiversity depend on environmental value systems. -True or False .

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True

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False

Question 17

Arguments about species and habitat preservation can be based on aesthetic, ecological, economic, ethical, and social justifications.- True or False .

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True

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False

Question 18

Conservation approaches include habitat conservation, species-based conservation and a mixed approach.- True or False

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True

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False

Question 19

Criteria for consideration when designing protected areas include: size, shape, edge effects, corridors, and proximity to potential human influence - True or False

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True

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False

Question 20

Tropical rainforests should be conserved for which of the following of reasons:

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All the above

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They have an economic value to humans

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They contain food, medicines, and materials for human use

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Rainforest has an intrinsic value

Question 21

The value of ecosystems depends on cultural background as well as economic status- True or False .

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True

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False

Question 22

Species and habitats are pleasant to look at and provide beauty and inspiration.- True or False .

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True

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False

Question 23

Everyone has a responsibility to protect resources for future generations. Which factor Reason also include the idea that every species has a right to survive from the followings

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Ethical Reason

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Social Reason

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Economic Reason

Question 24

Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are not run by, funded by, or influenced

by governments of any country e.g. Greenpeace and the World Wide Fund for Nature,WWF- True or False

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True

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False

Question 25

Intergovernmental Organizations (IGOs) are bodies established through

international agreements to protect the environment and bring together

governments (UNEP), and IUCN).- True or False .

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True

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False

Question 26

NGO - may gain media coverage through variety of protests (e.g. protest on frontlines. often run campaigns focused on large charismatic species such as whales/seals/pandas- True or False

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True

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False

Question 27

IGO - organized as businesses with concrete allocation of duties _ cultivate a measured image based on a scientific and business-like approach- True or False .

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True

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False

Question 28

In situ conservation is the conservation of species in their outside habitat. - True or False .

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False

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True

Question 29

Ex situ conservation not only are the endangered animals protected, but also the habitat and ecosystem in which they live, leading to the preservation of many other species True or False

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False

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True

Question 30

Ex situ conservation is the preservation of species outside their natural habitats. This usually takes place in botanic gardens and zoos,- True or False .

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True

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False

Question 31

The species-based approach to conservation is an approach that focuses on specific individual species (usually animals) that are vulnerable. The aim is to attract interest in their conservation and therefore funding and public pressure for conservation- True or False .

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True

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False

Question 32

At the edge of a protected area, there is a change in abiotic factors (e.g. no more wind, or warmer and high humid conditions compared to the interior of the reserve). True or False .

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False

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True

Question 33

Edge effects attract species that are not found deeper in the reserve, and may also attract exotic species from outside the reserve- True or False .

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True

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False

Question 34

The best shape for a reserve is a circle because this has the lowest edge effects. Long thin reserves have large edge effects- True or False .

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True

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False

Question 35

The benefits of linking reserves by corridors include:

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All the above

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Allowing gene flow by immigration and/or emigration

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Allowing seasonal movements

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Reducing collisions between cars and animals

Question 36

Areas around conservation areas are called buzzer zones. They contain habitats and may be either managed or undisturbed- True or False .

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True

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False

Question 37

IUCN aim is to ensure that international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants do not threaten the survival of the species in the wild True or False

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False

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True

Question 38

In addition, unlike other international agreements such as the Montreal

Protocol, CITES lacks its own financial mechanism for implementation at the national level and member states must contribute their own resources- True or False .

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True

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False

Question 39

Keystone species are species that are vital for the continuing function of the ecosystem: without them the ecosystem may collapse- True or False .

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True

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False

Question 40

The main strengths of species-based conservation are that it attracts attention and therefore funding for conservation, and successfully preserves vulnerable species in zoos, botanic gardens, and seed-banks - True or False .

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True

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False

Question 41

The main limitation of this approach is that if the ecosystem is

not treated as a holistic unit, and habitats are not directly preserved, it will be di_ cult to ultimately preserve species.- True or False .

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True

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False

Question 42

CITES disadvantages

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All the above

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Difficult to enforce

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Implementation varies from country to country

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It does not take the place of national legislation and countries must make their own laws to ensure that CITES is applied at the national level

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