Chapter 16

An increase in __________ light reaching the earth's surface can seriously

damage ecosystems and cause adverse effects to health. Ultraviolet
Biodiversity hotspots are defined by which two criteria? species richness and
degree of threat
Biodiversity is considered to be important because of: All of the above.
Conservation biology: All of the above.
Even though there is a carbon cycle, carbon dioxide levels around the
world seem to be rising. Which of the following best explains why this is
so? The burning of fossil fuels releases more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
Generally, it is the case that large animals are more vulnerable to habitat
destruction than small animals; however, the opposite can be true. Which
of the following explains why small animals might be more vulnerable to
habitat destruction than large animals in certain situations? Only the first
and second choices.
Given what you know about background extinction, which of the following
factors DOES NOT influence this type of extinction? Temperature
Global warming is caused mostly by: None of the above.
How many species do biologists estimate to be currently on earth? between
five million and one hundred million
Madagascar is MOST important to conservation because it: has the highest
percentage of endemic plants and animals of any comparably sized area on earth.
Ozone depletion is a cause for concern because: without the protection
against solar radiation provided by ozone, rates of skin cancer are likely to increase.
Pioneer plants often change the ecosystem to make it more likely that
trees and shrubs will grow in after them. Pioneer plants accomplish this
change by: Only the first and second choices are correct.
Species diversity: decreases as you move away from the equator in both
terrestrial and marine ecosystems.
What defines an exotic species?
What defines an exotic species? a species introduced by human activities to
areas other than the species' native range
When chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) molecules leak into the atmosphere, they
rise to the stratosphere, where sunlight knocks a chlorine atom off the
CFC molecule. These free chlorine atoms then catalyze the breakdown of:
the ozone molecule to the oxygen molecule.

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When is an ecosystem disturbance reversible? when it does not include the
complete extinction of any species
Which of the following attributes of a species might render it especially
susceptible to extinction? It has a narrow geographic range.
Which of the following habitats has the greatest biodiversity? This question
cannot be answered because defining biodiversity is not completely objective.
Which of the following is a major contributor to the biodiversity found in
any particular region on earth? All are major contributors.
Which of the following is a real life reason why people might want to hunt,
capture, and/or kill endangered animals? All of the above.
Which of the following is NOT a major contributing factor in the damage
done by exotic species? ability to use sunlight energy
Which of the following makes a species more vulnerable to humanmediated extinction? All of the above.