Which factor is most responsible for the Chapter Biodiversity and Conservation Chapter Diagnostic Questions Which factor is most responsible for the lack of plants in polar regions? heavy grazing by herbivores little precipitation no soil for plants to take root not enough sunlight A B C D CDQ 1

What form of pollution is caused by Chapter Biodiversity and Conservation Chapter Diagnostic Questions What form of pollution is caused by extensive algae growth in waterways? acid precipitation eutrophication biological magnification edge effects A B C D CDQ 2

Which is not a renewable resource? Chapter Biodiversity and Conservation Chapter Diagnostic Questions Which is not a renewable resource? solar energy fossil fuels agricultural plants clean water A B C D CDQ 3

Which has indirect economic value? Chapter Biodiversity and Conservation Section 1 Formative Questions Which has indirect economic value? ecosystems that decompose wastes organisms that provide food and shelter plants that contain medicinal substances species that havedesirable genetic traits A B C D FQ 1

Chapter Biodiversity and Conservation Section 1 Formative Questions It is likely that some of the world’s unidentified species will have economic value. true false A B FQ 2

When does the aesthetic value of an ecosystem become most apparent? Chapter Biodiversity and Conservation Section 1 Formative Questions When does the aesthetic value of an ecosystem become most apparent? when scientists begin to study the ecosystem when the ecosystem has been destroyed when the ecosystem is given economic value A B C FQ 3

Which describes the current rate of species disappearance? Chapter Biodiversity and Conservation Section 2 Formative Questions Which describes the current rate of species disappearance? background extinction mass extinction natural extinction progressive extinction A B C D FQ 4

Where are most extinctions likely to occur in the near future? Chapter Biodiversity and Conservation Section 2 Formative Questions Where are most extinctions likely to occur in the near future? deserts grasslands tropical forests temperate forests A B C D FQ 5

What is the primary factor that has endangered Chapter Biodiversity and Conservation Section 2 Formative Questions What is the primary factor that has endangered the North American bison and the white rhinoceros? habitat loss eutrophication overexploitation nonnative predators A B C D FQ 6

What is the number one cause of species extinction today? Chapter Biodiversity and Conservation Section 2 Formative Questions What is the number one cause of species extinction today? habitat loss human predators transported diseases background extermination A B C D FQ 7

Which resource is nonrenewable? Chapter Biodiversity and Conservation Section 3 Formative Questions Which resource is nonrenewable? agricultural plants clean water forest timber mineral deposits A B C D FQ 8

For which human activity is sustainable use not possible? Chapter Biodiversity and Conservation Section 3 Formative Questions For which human activity is sustainable use not possible? farming logging oil drilling commercial fishing A B C D FQ 9

Which is an example of bioremediation? Chapter Biodiversity and Conservation Section 3 Formative Questions Which is an example of bioremediation? replanting trees in an area affected by acid rain using microorganisms to detoxify an oil spill enacting a law that protects endangered amphibians introducing natural predators to control a crop pest A B C D FQ 10

biological magnification habitat fragmentation Chapter Biodiversity and Conservation Chapter Assessment Questions Look at the figure. Name the process that is occurring with the increasing concentration of DDT. pollution extinction biological magnification habitat fragmentation A B C D CAQ 1

Chapter Biodiversity and Conservation Chapter Assessment Questions Use the graph to determine the approximate recovery time for a volcanic eruption. 1–10 years 10–100 years 100–1000 years 1000 years or more A B C D CAQ 2

Explain how killer whales adapted to their Chapter Biodiversity and Conservation Chapter Assessment Questions Explain how killer whales adapted to their environment when their primary food source began to disappear. Answer: Killer whales started to prey on sea otters instead of sea lions and harbor seals. CAQ 3

Which type of biodiversity increases as you Chapter Biodiversity and Conservation Standardized Test Practice Which type of biodiversity increases as you move geographically from the polar regions to the equator? ecosystem diversity genetic diversity social diversity species diversity A B C D STP 1

Standardized Test Practice Chapter Biodiversity and Conservation Standardized Test Practice How does genetic diversity increase a species’ chance of survival? It increases the number of organisms that have useful genes. It increases the ability of a species to adapt to environmental changes. It produces a variety of species within a biological community. It randomly distributes members of a species throughout an ecosystem. A B C D STP 2

fishes killer whales sea otters sea urchins Standardized Test Practice Chapter Biodiversity and Conservation Standardized Test Practice If a toxic substance enters this food web, which animals will have the highest concentration of the toxic substance in their tissues? fishes killer whales sea otters sea urchins A B C D STP 3

What type of substances causes eutrophication of aquatic ecosystems? Chapter Biodiversity and Conservation Standardized Test Practice What type of substances causes eutrophication of aquatic ecosystems? acid rain fertilizers PCBs pesticides A B C D STP 4

availability of resources Chapter Biodiversity and Conservation Standardized Test Practice Which factor has the greatest impact on a country’s rate of natural resource consumption? land area population industrialization availability of resources A B C D STP 5

Which event has the greatest potential to cause irreversible Chapter Biodiversity and Conservation Standardized Test Practice Which event has the greatest potential to cause irreversible damage to biodiversity? oil spill urbanization industrial pollution modern agriculture A B C D STP 6

Glencoe Biology Transparencies Chapter Biodiversity and Conservation Glencoe Biology Transparencies

Section 1 Vocabulary extinction biodiversity genetic diversity Biodiversity and Conservation Vocabulary Section 1 extinction biodiversity genetic diversity species diversity ecosystem diversity

Section 2 Vocabulary background extinction edge effect Biodiversity and Conservation Vocabulary Section 2 background extinction mass extinction natural resource overexploitation habitat fragmentation edge effect biological magnification eutrophication introduced species

Section 3 Vocabulary renewable resource nonrenewable resource Biodiversity and Conservation Vocabulary Section 3 renewable resource nonrenewable resource sustainable use endemic bioremediation biological augmentation