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Ecology

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Set 23 Conservation Biology

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Question 1

(Multiple Choice)

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The red-cockaded woodpecker in the North Carolina Sandhills has been severely reduced in numbers in the last 100 years due to

A) breeding near a bombing range.
B) fire.
C) invasive species.
D) loss of habitat.

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Question 2

(Multiple Choice)

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Currently, about one percent of all known species of organisms are threatened with extinction. This percentage is likely to be an underestimate because many species

A) have not yet been identified or evaluated.
B) have high populations but are actually endangered.
C) have been inaccurately evaluated by non-scientists.
D) are naturally rare, and therefore endangered, but have not been listed.

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Question 3

(Multiple Choice)

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Which study would best fit into the science of conservation biology?

A) A computer study of genetic differences in agricultural crop species
B) A study of the distribution of tree species by latitude
C) A study of changes in biodiversity of two ponds, with and without human activity
D) A study of various methods for managing a forest in response to climate change

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