Extinction Rates and Management Process Quiz
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What term was coined by Walter G. Rosen in 1986 to represent the sum total of various life forms at different biological levels?

  • Conservation
  • Preservation
  • Biodiversity (correct)
  • Biosphere
  • According to the Convention on Biological Diversity, what does biodiversity include?

  • Only marine ecosystems
  • Variability of genes within a species
  • Diversity between species and ecosystems (correct)
  • Only diversity within species
  • In what way do biologists most often define 'Biological Diversity' or 'Biodiversity'?

  • As the interaction of species with their ecological processes
  • As the totality of genes and ecosystems
  • As the variety and variability of species and their life forms (correct)
  • As the sum total of all unicellular organisms
  • Which type of ecosystem does biodiversity include?

    <p>Terrestrial, marine, and other aquatic ecosystems</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was signed by 154 countries in Rio de Janeiro in 1992 to address biodiversity conservation?

    <p>Convention on Biological Diversity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term refers to the variety and variability of species of their population?

    <p>Species diversity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the sum total of various life forms such as plants, fishes, and mammals make up?

    <p>'Biological Diversity'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Biological Diversity' represents the diversity at various biological levels. Which one of these is NOT mentioned as a biological level?

    <p>'National Parks'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Biological Diversity' includes diversity within species, between species, and of ecosystems. Which option correctly represents this statement?

    <p>'Diversity within species, between species, and of ecosystems'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Biodiversity' is crucial for the survival of the human race. Which option correctly completes this statement?

    <p>'Since it provides life support through diverse organisms'</p> Signup and view all the answers

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