3.0: Biodiversity and Conservation Staring Point Lets start with a little quiz to see what you know about biodiversity and conservation already 1. What are the three types of biodiversity? natural, genetic, economic reproductive, economic, genetic species, genetic, ecosystem species, reproductive, natural 2. A high ____ means many organisms are present in one location. fragmentation rate ecosystem diversity genetic diversity species diversity 3. Which of these are not examples of indirect economic benefits in nature? genetically engineered crops; vaccination Watersheds for drinking; removal of carbon dioxide decomposing waste; regulating climates providing oxygen; providing nutrients 4. Which of these is not a factor that would make species vulnerable to extinction on an island? lack of disease immunity small populations vulnerability to nonnative prey large populations 5. How is habitat fragmentation different than habitat destruction? Fragmentation causes habitat to be divided into parts. Fragmentation refers to habitat destroyed completely. Destruction causes less damage than fragmentation. Fragmentation refers only to forested habitats. 6. Which of these is not a benefit of national parks and protected areas? geological features are protected fragmented areas are created biodiversity is allowed to flourish animal species keep natural habitat Loading … Question 1 of 6
