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True or false
1 point
A fish population is being caught faster than it can recover. This is an example of direct exploitation.
Free Practice Quiz Question List
3 Biodiversity and Conservation Online Quiz Questions
Use this free practice quiz with 20 questions to review 3 Biodiversity and Conservation, test your knowledge, and prepare for your next test or exam.
20 questions
02
Written response
1 point
Which ecosystem service category includes recreational, spiritual, educational, and aesthetic benefits?
03
Written response
1 point
What term describes organisms introduced beyond their natural range that can spread and harm native species or ecosystems?
04
Fill in the blank
1 point
Nutrient cycling and soil formation are examples of ecosystem services.
05
Choose one
1 point
A wetland filters some pollutants from water. Which ecosystem service category best describes this benefit?
- A
Cultural
- B
Regulating
- C
Provisioning
- D
Supporting
06
Choose one
1 point
Two communities have the same number of species, but one is dominated by a single species while the other has more even population sizes. Which community has greater species diversity?
- A
The community with one dominant species, because dominance always increases diversity
- B
The community with more even population sizes, because individuals are distributed more evenly among species
- C
Both communities must have equal species diversity because they have the same species richness
- D
Neither community has species diversity unless every species has exactly the same population size
07
True or false
1 point
Biodiversity guarantees that an ecosystem will resist every disturbance or environmental change.
- A
True
- B
False
08
Fill in the blank
1 point
Restoring and connecting habitats can help populations persist, , and recover.
09
Choose one
1 point
A threatened plant population needs additional recovery support. Which approach is identified as a possible conservation measure?
- A
Draining nearby wetlands to reduce competition
- B
Increasing harvest before the population declines further
- C
Carefully managed seed storage to support future recovery
- D
Introducing organisms from outside the species' natural range
10
Choose all
1 point
Select all the underlying causes of pressures on biodiversity identified in the material.
- A
Patterns of production and consumption
- B
Pollution
- C
Economic incentives
- D
Habitat fragmentation
- E
Technology
- F
Invasive alien species
- G
Governance
11
Choose one
1 point
A community wants to continue harvesting a natural resource while allowing populations and ecosystems to persist. Which approach best reflects sustainable use?
- A
Harvest as much as possible while the resource remains available
- B
Stop all resource use regardless of ecological or community context
- C
Keep harvest and land use within ecological limits
- D
Replace habitat protections with increased harvesting
12
Choose all
1 point
A conservation plan will affect local resource use. Select all planning steps that are consistent with the material.
- A
Include local and Indigenous communities in decisions affecting them
- B
Base decisions only on ecological evidence and ignore people's needs
- C
Consider both ecological evidence and people's needs
- D
Assess effects on affected people's lands, livelihoods, and resources
- E
Avoid consulting communities so decisions can be made more quickly
13
Choose one
1 point
A species is declining while the ecosystem processes it depends on are also being disrupted. Which conservation approach best reflects the scope of conservation?
- A
Focus only on increasing the number of individual animals
- B
Restore the affected ecosystem and maintain the processes biodiversity depends on
- C
Remove all human involvement from decisions about land and water
- D
Protect a species while leaving all pressures on its habitat unaddressed
14
Open ended
1 point
A forest species is declining as forest areas become fragmented and climate conditions shift. Propose a conservation plan that addresses both the species and the broader ecosystem, and explains how the plan should account for people affected by conservation decisions.
15
Choose one
1 point
A community values a nearby ecosystem because people can enjoy recreational activities there. Which category of ecosystem service does this benefit represent?
- A
Provisioning
- B
Cultural
- C
Regulating
- D
Supporting
16
Choose one
1 point
Which option is an underlying cause of pressures on biodiversity, rather than one of the five major direct pressures?
- A
Pollution
- B
Climate change
- C
Economic incentives
- D
Direct exploitation
17
Choose one
1 point
Two communities each contain eight species. In one, a single species makes up most individuals; in the other, individuals are distributed more evenly among all eight species. Which community has greater species diversity?
- A
The first community, because having one especially common species increases diversity
- B
The second community, because its individuals are distributed more evenly among species
- C
Neither community, because equal species richness always means equal species diversity
- D
Neither community, because diversity depends only on the total number of individuals
18
True or false
1 point
True or false: An ecosystem with high biodiversity is guaranteed to resist every disturbance or environmental change.
- A
True
- B
False
19
Written response
1 point
Nutrient cycling and soil formation help ecosystems function and sustain other services. What category of ecosystem service includes these processes?
20
Written response
1 point
A fish population is harvested faster than it can recover. What major direct pressure on biodiversity does this illustrate?