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Conservation of Biodiversity Flashcards

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What are two examples of humans impact on the biosphere?

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Extinction of animal species and pollution/plastic pollution

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Plastic waste eventually ends up where?

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In the ocean

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How many sea birds die per year due to plastic waste in the ocean?

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One million

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What is the North Pacific Gyre?

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A collection of marine debris in the Pacific ocean, which is litter that ends up in bodies of water.

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How many gyres are there total?

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Five

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How many billions of pounds is put into the ocean each year?

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18 billion

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Who is the top plastic polluter and what is the percentage compared to other countries worldwide?

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China – 28% of global plastic waste

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Who is the 2nd top plastic polluter and what is the percentage compared to other countries worldwide?

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Indonesia – 10% of global plastic waste

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Who is the 3rd top plastic polluter and what is the percentage compared to other countries worldwide?

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Phillippines – 6% of global plastic waste

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Who is the 4th top plastic polluter and what is the percentage compared to other countries worldwide?

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Vietnam – 6% of global plastic waste

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Who is the 5th top plastic polluter and what is the percentage compared to other countries worldwide?

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Thailand – 3.2% of global plastic waste

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How many tons of new plastic is put into the ocean each year?

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8 million

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Birds carry how many tons to where each year through their stomachs?

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5 tons to Midway Island

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One garbage truck per each how many minutes does that equate to?

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1 minute

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4.5 trillion cigarette blanks are thrown on the ground each year worldwide?

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Butts

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The cigarette butt number is enough to wrap around the earth how many times?

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2,852 times

16
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What two animals eat cigarette butts, which contain poison for the animals?

A

Birds and fish

17
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Are cigarette butts a single use plastic?

A

Yes

18
Q

When shopping, using a what goes a long way?

A

Reusable shopping bag

19
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What is the worst offender?

A

Styrofoam

20
Q

When you can, is it better to buy things in boxes?

A

Yes

21
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How many species are we losing each year?

A

About 5,000 species per year

21
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What is the biggest cause of species extinction?

A

Habitat loss

22
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Birds have had a blank percentage decline worldwide since 1970, meaning we have blank fewer birds?

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29% and 2.9 billion fewer birds

23
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What are three reasons for loss of birds and what is the main reason?

A

Cats (main reason), collisions, and habitat loss

24
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Forest birds have gone down what percentage since 1970?

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22%

25
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Shorebirds have gone down what percentage since 1970?

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37%

26
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Grassland birds have gone down what percentage since 1970?

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53%

27
Q

When shark finning, up to how much of the shark is wasted?

A

98%

28
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Sharks are typically tossed back into the ocean after shark finning is done? What happens to them after that?

A

The shark usually drowns or is eaten alive by other fish

29
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How many sharks per year are used for shark finning?

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73 million

30
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The most prized shark fins can cost hundreds of dollars with the average cost being what per pound?

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450 dollars per pound

31
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In China, Japan, and other far-eastern countries, shark finning was used for shark fin soup. However, a commercial of a what decreased sales for this?

A

A shark bleeding out in front of patrons

32
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Over how many pangolins were poached for illegal trade over the last 16 years for traditional Chineseor Asian “medicine” due to the what in their scales?

A

Over 1.1 million pangolins for their keratin scales

33
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Elephants are killed by poachers for what three parts?

A

Ivory, body parts, and meat parts

34
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Rhinos are poached for their what?

A

Horns

35
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The picture taken by Apollo 8 on December 24th, 1968 of Earth rising started what movements in the US?

A

Conservationist movements as things like Earth Day and environmentalism. It also had countries start to work together.

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