Biodiversity and Extinction

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What percentage of birds are facing extinction?

  • 10%
  • 25%
  • 13% (correct)
  • 20%

Which of the following is an example of interspecific interactions?

  • Competition among species (correct)
  • Genetic erosion
  • Negative frequency dependence
  • Species asynchrony

What is the main cause of extinction in the tropics?

  • Biological invasions
  • Habitat loss (correct)
  • Pollution
  • Overexploitation

What is the term for the decrease in productivity of some species being compensated by the increase in productivity of other species?

<p>Species asynchrony (A)</p>
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What is the relationship between the density of people and species threats?

<p>There is a relationship, but it's not always consistent (A)</p>
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What is a potential consequence of low genetic diversity in a population?

<p>Reduced resistance to disease (B)</p>
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What is the main threat to biodiversity in the oceans?

<p>Overfishing (C)</p>
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According to the co-adaptation hypothesis, what is the relationship between hominin presence and extinction rates?

<p>Lower extinction rates in areas with longer hominin presence (C)</p>
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What is the term used to describe the phenomenon where individual benefits lead to a collective loss?

<p>Tragedy of the commons (A)</p>
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What is the relationship between overfishing and overexploitation of wildlife?

<p>When there is enough fish, overexploitation of wildlife decreases (C)</p>
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