Chapter 59: Conservation Biology

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

Multiple Choice

 

1. Which of the following statements about the Blackburn sphinx moth is false?
2. It recently went extinct.
3. It is the likely natural pollinator of the Hawaiian alula plant.
4. It is the largest native insect of the Hawaiian Islands.
5. It is closely related to the tobacco hornworm.
6. All of the above are true; none is false.

Answer: a

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2. Which of the following initiatives would not be included in modern conservation biology’s efforts to preserve biodiversity?
3. Preserving the economic value gained from commercial fisheries
4. Protecting a species of butterfly for its intrinsic beauty
5. Protecting a woody shrub because of its medicinal applications
6. Protecting a sea otter because the community as a whole is more stable with that species present
7. All of the above would be efforts of modern conservation biology.

Answer: e

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3. Which of the following statements about conservation biology is true?
4. In the past there was often tension between conservation biologists who believed in conserving natural resources for economic reasons and those who were interested in the intrinsic value of nature.
5. Conservation biology is an applied science.
6. Human interests have no place in conservation biology.
7. Both a and b
8. Both b and c

Answer: d

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4. Which of the following is not a basic guiding principle of conservation biology?
5. Evolution is the process that unites all of biology.
6. The ecological world is dynamic.
7. Human beings are part of ecosystems.
8. There is a static balance of nature that serves as a goal for conservation efforts.
9. All of the above are basic guiding principles.

Answer: d

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5. Which of the following would not be considered a measure of biodiversity?
6. Six alleles are present at the alcohol dehydrogenase gene in a population of Drosophila melanogaster.
7. In a population of minnows, 47 percent of the loci are polymorphic.
8. In a human population, 24 percent of individuals are polymorphic at the Y76Y locus.
9. A sample of water taken from the Hudson River has 369 different algal species.
10. All of the above are measures of biodiversity.

Answer: e

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6. Which of the following statements about extinctions is true?
7. The background extinction rate is that which occurs during a mass extinction.
8. Extinctions are occurring now at rates comparable to those of the five mass extinctions.
9. Most of the species that have ever existed are extinct.
10. Both a and b
11. Both b and c

Answer: e

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