Conservation Biology

Question 1

Name the 10 causes of Extinction

Answer 1

1. Anoxia
2. Glaciation
3. Volcanic activity
4. Habitat destruction
5. Lack of evolution
6. Human overkill
7. Bolide impacts
8. Climate Change
9. Invasive species
10. Sea-level change

Question 2

Name the 3 types of biodiversity

Answer 2

1. Genetic
2. Species
3. Ecosystem

Question 3

Genetic Biodiversity

Answer 3

Variations that enable population to adapt to environmental change

Question 4

Species Biodiversity

Answer 4

To main structure of communities and food webs for animal food supply

Question 5

Ecosystem Biodiversity

Answer 5

Provides life-sustaining services such as nutrient cycling and waste decomposition

Question 6

Which of the 3 types of Biodiversity is being targeted the most and is suffering the most? Why??

Answer 6

Ecosystem: This is how all species live and survive. If there’s something wrong with it then it affects all the species to adapt and live in their environment.

Question 7

What is the 100 heartbeat club?

Answer 7

A club that keeps track of species that only have 100 or less of its kind left in the world. They help protect them from extinction.

Question 8

Name some examples that are listed on the 100 heartbeat club.

Answer 8

1. Philippine Eagle
2. Yangtze River Dolphin
3. Javan Rhinos

Question 9

What is Conservation Biology?

Answer 9

Management of nature and of Earth’s biodiversity with the aim of protecting species, their habitats, and ecosystems from excessive rates of extinction and the erosion of biotic interactions.