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Chapter 55: Conservation Biology and Restoration Ecology
 
Activities Quiz
 

Activities Quiz


1 .       What percent of the plant species found on Madagascar are unique to that island? (Activity: Madagascar and the Biodiversity Crisis) 

 10
 20
 40
 80
 90
2 .       The human population of Madagascar doubles about every _____ years. (Activity: Madagascar and the Biodiversity Crisis) 

 10
 25
 40
 60
 80
3 .       What is a lemur? (Activity: Madagascar and the Biodiversity Crisis) 

 a primate only found on Madagascar
 a poisonous snake found only on Madagascar
 a type of orchid found only on Madagascar
 a type of tree found only on Madagascar
 a type of cuckoo found only on Madagascar
4 .       Much of the original forest cover on Madagascar has been destroyed primarily as a result of _____. (Activity: Madagascar and the Biodiversity Crisis) 

 the building of malls
 pollution from automobile emissions
 the building of tract housing
 burning for agricultural purposes
 industrial activity
5 .       What is the cause of the red color of the waters about Madagascar? (Activity: Madagascar and the Biodiversity Crisis) 

 dinoflagellates
 a persistent red tide
 the high concentration of iron found in these waters
 soil that has washed into the ocean
 red algae
6 .       From 1930 to 1939 fire ants spread inland about 60 miles from their point of introduction in Mobile, Alabama. What was the cause of their spread over this distance? (Activity: Introduced Species: Fire Ants) 

 a natural spread
 airplanes
 being transported along with soil
 being transported along with plants
 dispersion via ship ballast
7 .       From 1940 to 1970 fire ants spread through many southern states, sometimes at a rate of 100 miles in a year. What was the cause of their spread over this distance? (Activity: Introduced Species: Fire Ants) 

 a natural spread
 dispersion via ship ballast
 airplanes
 being transported along with plants
 being transported along with plants and soil
8 .       In 1958 federal law restricted the movement of soil and plants from areas where fire ants were established. Why was this law unsuccessful in stopping the spread of fire ant colonies? (Activity: Introduced Species: Fire Ants) 

 People were unaware of the federal law and, when they moved, transported plants bearing fire ant colonies.
 A single mated queen can be transported without being noticed.
 Many states originally thought to be free of fire ant colonies already had them.
 People were unaware of the federal law and, when they moved, transported plants bearing fire ant colonies; moreover, a single mated queen can be transported without being noticed.
 People were unaware of the federal law and, when they moved, transported plants bearing fire ant colonies; a single mated queen can be transported without being noticed; and many states thought to be free of fire ant colonies already had them.
9 .       Techniques used, or are being considered for use, in controlling the spread of fire ants include _____. (Activity: Introduced Species: Fire Ants) 

 setting baits that kill the queen when they are carried back to the nest
 applying chemical powders that kill the colony
 introducing a protist to infect the fire ant queen and her eggs
 introducing a fly that lays eggs in fire ants so that the eggs will hatch into larvae that eat their way into the ants' heads, which will then fall off
 setting baits that kill the queen when they are carried back to the nest, applying chemical powders that kill the colony, introducing a protist to infect the fire ant queen and her eggs, and introducing a fly that lays eggs in fire ants so that the eggs will hatch into larvae that eat their way into the ants' heads, which will then fall off
10 .       As of the time of the writing of Activity: Introduced Species: Fire Ants, fire ants have caused about _____ deaths in the United States. (Activity: Introduced Species: Fire Ants) 

 5
 20
 50
 100
 1,000
11 .       One of the most severe consequences of habitat degradation is the _____ of a population. (Activity: Conservation Biology Review) 

 magnification
 eutrophication
 fragmentation
 fossilization
 precipitation
12 .       A sink habitat is where a subpopulation's death rate is _____. (Activity: Conservation Biology Review) 

 equal to its reproductive rate
 greater than its reproductive rate
 less than its reproductive rate
 at its lowest
 either equal to its reproductive rate or less than its reproductive rate
13 .       Fertilizer runoff can result in _____ a lake. (Activity: Conservation Biology Review) 

 the eutrophication of
 the ozonation of
 the creation of source habitats for fish within
 the irrigation of
 an increase in the biodiversity of
14 .       Most biodiversity hot spots are in the _____. (Activity: Conservation Biology Review) 

 Arctic
 coniferous forests
 deserts
 grasslands
 tropics
15 .       _____ is the increase in pesticide concentration as the pesticides pass up a food chain. (Activity: Conservation Biology Review) 

 Eutrophication
 Biodiversity
 The greenhouse effect
 Precipitation
 Biological magnification





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