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A) Exotic species B) Decomposers C) Reintroduction programs D) Ultraviolet waves 2.
A) use of pesticides B) preservation of habitats C) land pollution D) acid precipitation 3.
A) Cold climates have greater amounts of biodiversity than warm climates. B) Biodiversity tends to increase as you get closer to the equator. C) Tropical regions of Earth contain very few of the world's land species. D) Coral reefs tend to be less biologically diverse than temperate deciduous forests. 4.
A) endangered B) extinct C) isolated D) diversified 5.
A) Protected strips of land that allow organisms to migrate from one wilderness area to another. B) The ability to use natural resources in a way that helps people and protects the ecosystem. C) A law that makes it illegal to do harm to species that are listed as endangered or threatened. D) The study of methods to help protect biodiversity. 6.
A) habitat corridors B) DDT C) habitat degradation D) captivity 7.
A) an island B) reintroduction C) captivity D) a corridor 8.
A) Habitat degradation B) Edge effect C) Biodiversity D) Exotic species 9.
A) A threatened species means that the population is likely to become endangered. An endangered species has population numbers so low that it is likely to become extinct. B) A threatened species is already extinct. An endangered species means that the population's numbers have increased greatly over the last 5 years. C) A threatened species means that the population is likely to become endangered. An endangered species is already extinct. D) A threatened species and an endangered species are the same thing. 10.
A) captive breeding B) natural resources C) edge effects D) sustainable use 11.
A) brown pelican B) black-footed ferret C) gray wolf D) ginkgo tree 12.
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A) bacterium B) protist C) plant D) soil fungus 14.
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A) 5% B) 50% C) 90% D) 23%
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