Chapter 7 Environmental Science Biodiversity and Conservation

What is the correct hierarchy of taxonomic groups, from largest to smallest?

• family, genus, species, subspecies
• genus, family, subspecies, species
• genus, family, subspecies, species
• genus, family, subspecies, species

The easiest component of biodiversity to measure is 

• ecosystem diversity
• species diversity
• genetic diversity
• ecosystem health

Which is the most direct way in which biodiversity can provide a source of income?

• medicine
• ecotourism
• research
• agriculture

The Sikhote-Alin Mountains, and the Siberian tigers living on them, are separated from other mountain regions in which the tigers could live. The mountains are an example of a(n)

• mass extirpation
• invasive species
• mass extinction
• habitat fragment

The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and the Convention on Biological Diversity are examples of 

• organizations that promote poaching.
• polls measuring American opinion about biodiversity.
• treaties to protect biodiversity.
• laws to increase the number of species.

To manage, protect, and reintroduce threatened and endangered species are the goals of 

• wildlife corridors
• conservation concessions
• Species Survival Plans
• biodiversity hotspots

Relieving a nation from repaying some of the money it owes other nations in exchange for protecting its biodiversity is called a

• debt-for-nature swap
• conservation concession
• Species Survival Plan
• wildlife corridor

A region that includes tigers, eagles, lizards, fish, rabbits, and many other types of organisms would be described as having a high level of 

• taxonomic diversity
• genetic diversity
• ecosystem diversity
• species diversity

Which is the highest level of biodiversity?

• general diversity
• genetic diversity
• ecosystem diversity
• species diversity

Which type of organism is HIGHEST in terms of species diversity?

• plants

• mammals

• insects

• protists