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Environmental Science

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Set 11 Sustaining Aquatic Biodiversity

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Question 1

(Multiple Choice)

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Projected climate change threatens aquatic biodiversity and ecosystem services, partly by contributing to ____.

A)an increase in carbon storage in oceans
B)spread of tropical diseases
C)decreased salinity of water
D)rising sea levels
E)UV radiation from ozone depletion

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Question 2

(Multiple Choice)

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Which term describes species that play crucial roles in helping to keep their ecosystems functioning?

A)cornerstone
B)foundational
C)keystone
D)critical
E)primary

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Question 3

(Multiple Choice)

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When it appears that it is no longer profitable to continue fishing as a result of overfishing, the fish populations are said to be ____.

A)locally extinct
B)commercially extinct
C)economically extinct
D)biologically extinct
E)ecologically extinct

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