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Questions
1. There are many species going extinct before we have a chance to observe them, making extinction rates hard to calculate.
True
False
2. Changing human behavior in terms of conservation involves education and not legislation.
True
False
3. Habitat restoration can involve re-introducing species and removing human structures like dams.
True
False
4. Zoos are not important for conservation.
True
False
5. There have been five mass extinctions.
True
False
6. _____ naturally returns nutrients to the soil.
A) Crop rotation
B) Monocropping
C) Fertilizer
D) GMOs
7. A mass extinction currently happening is largely due to:
A) Homo sapiens
B) Global warming
C) Atmospheric carbon dioxide
D) Ocean acidification
8. _____ protects a habitat from human use, while _____ allows some human use:
A) National park; conservation
B) Preserve; conservation
C) Preserve; National park
D) Conservation; preserve
9. When there are large numbers of endemic species living in an area, it is called a(n):
A) Endemic hotspot
B) Diversity hotspot
C) Conservation hotspot
D) Biodiversity hotspot
10. How many biodiversity hotspots are there across the world?
A) 28
B) 19
C) 46
D) 34