Connections between habitat fragments are referred to as __________.
  • minimal viable population
  • conservation biology
  • the $1 billion that New York City invested to buy land and restore the Catskill Mountains
  • movement corridors
__________ are the most affected by toxic compounds in the environment because __________.
  • Individuals generally have a better chance of reproducing by remaining behind than by dispersing and excavating homes in new territories.
  • a decrease in fertility due to lack of genetic diversity in the population
  • these bats are important pollinators and seed dispersers in the Pacific Islands and their loss would harm plant diversity
  • Top-level carnivores; the biomass at any given trophic level is produced from a larger biomass ingested at the level below
The natural human connection to nature and other forms of life is called __________.
  • biophilia
  • amphibians
  • habitat alteration
  • Costa Rica
The branch of biology that is important in controlling overharvesting is _________.
  • Thermus aquaticus
  • conservation biology
  • habitat alteration
  • molecular biology
Scientists from Russia and Japan are attempting to resurrect the extinct woolly mammoth __________.
  • it contains alkaloids that inhibit cancer cell growth
  • the release of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) into the atmosphere
  • by using well-preserved bone marrow from the thigh of a frozen mammoth
  • a decrease in fertility due to lack of genetic diversity in the population
An endangered species is one that ________.
  • Costa Rican zoned reserves
  • introduced species
  • is in danger of extinction
  • be drawn into an extinction vortex
Mining and forestry result in _________.
  • Costa Rica
  • amphibians
  • habitat alteration
  • habitat loss
The technique called polymerase chain reaction (PCR) uses a polymerase from _________.
  • habitat alteration
  • Thermus aquaticus
  • molecular biology
  • conservation biology
An example of investing in ecosystem services is _________.
  • movement corridors
  • the release of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) into the atmosphere
  • the $1 billion that New York City invested to buy land and restore the Catskill Mountains
  • minimal viable population
Mark Shaffer, of Duke University, studied grizzly bears in Yellowstone National Park to determine this threatened species' _________.
  • movement corridors
  • the $1 billion that New York City invested to buy land and restore the Catskill Mountains
  • biodiversity hot spot
  • minimal viable population
What is one viable solution to help increase the effective size and genetic variation in the grizzly bear population in Yellowstone National Park?
  • Constructed nesting cavities at new sites
  • a decrease in fertility due to lack of genetic diversity in the population
  • conservation biology
  • Conservation biologists could introduce just two new bears each decade from another population.
Loss of "flying foxes" would impact ecosystem diversity because ________.
  • Individuals generally have a better chance of reproducing by remaining behind than by dispersing and excavating homes in new territories.
  • the release of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) into the atmosphere
  • these bats are important pollinators and seed dispersers in the Pacific Islands and their loss would harm plant diversity
  • Top-level carnivores; the biomass at any given trophic level is produced from a larger biomass ingested at the level below
What did the researchers do that caused red-cockaded woodpeckers to form new breeding groups at new sites?
  • Increased vegetative productivity
  • Constructed nesting cavities at new sites
  • Conservation biologists could introduce just two new bears each decade from another population.
  • Costa Rican zoned reserves
Ozone is __________.
  • Increased vegetative productivity
  • genetic, species, and community/ecosystem
  • beneficial in the upper atmosphere
  • be drawn into an extinction vortex
A small population that inbreeds may ________.
  • genetic, species, and community/ecosystem
  • is in danger of extinction
  • be drawn into an extinction vortex
  • beneficial in the upper atmosphere
Which of the following is thought to be a possible consequence of rising CO2 levels?
  • Increased vegetative productivity
  • Constructed nesting cavities at new sites
  • amphibians
  • Costa Rican zoned reserves
What Central American country is a world leader in zoned reserves?
  • biophilia
  • habitat alteration
  • Costa Rica
  • amphibians
A relatively small area with numerous endemic species and a large number of endangered or threatened species is called a _________.
  • Costa Rican zoned reserves
  • biodiversity hot spot
  • conservation biology
  • habitat alteration
The science that integrates all aspects of biology is called _________.
  • molecular biology
  • Conservation biologists could introduce just two new bears each decade from another population.
  • conservation biology
  • habitat alteration
The reason for the decline of the greater prairie chicken in Illinois was _________.
  • the release of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) into the atmosphere
  • a decrease in fertility due to lack of genetic diversity in the population
  • Increased vegetative productivity
  • by using well-preserved bone marrow from the thigh of a frozen mammoth
Which statement below describes a finding of researchers who studied the decline of red-cockaded woodpeckers?
  • these bats are important pollinators and seed dispersers in the Pacific Islands and their loss would harm plant diversity
  • Individuals generally have a better chance of reproducing by remaining behind than by dispersing and excavating homes in new territories.
  • Conservation biologists could introduce just two new bears each decade from another population.
  • Increased vegetative productivity
An exotic species is a(n) _________.
  • Thermus aquaticus
  • introduced species
  • is in danger of extinction
  • habitat alteration
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