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Exploring Earth's Biodiversity: A Knowledge Quiz

Test your knowledge about biodiversity, conservation, and extinction events with this engaging quiz.

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1 [81][82][83] The conservation ethic differs from the preservationist ethic, historically lead by ________, who advocate for protected areas devoid of human exploitation or interference for profit.

2 What does the following picture show?  Rainforests are an example of biodiversity on the planet, and typically possess a great deal of species diversity. This is the Gambia River in Senegal's Niokolo-Koba National Park.   A great deal of work is occurring to preserve the natural characteristics of Hopetoun Falls, Australia while continuing to allow visitor access.

3 Rapid environmental changes typically cause ________.

4 The most recent, the Cretaceous–Tertiary extinction event, occurred 65 million years ago, and has attracted more attention than all others because it killed the ________.

5 The biodiversity found on Earth today consists of many millions of distinct biological species, which is the product of nearly 3.5 billion years of ________.

6 Biodiversity, Homeostasis and Autotroph are all:

7 Use of the term by Thomas Lovejoy in the Foreword to the book[7] credited with launching the field of conservation biology introduced the term along with "________" to the scientific community.

8 The widespread introduction of ________ by humans is a potent threat to biodiversity.

9 The 1972 ________ World Heritage convention established that biological resources, such as plants, were the common heritage of mankind.

10 [18] Estimates of the present global macroscopic species diversity vary from 2 million to 100 million species, with a best estimate of somewhere near 13–14 million, the vast majority of them ________.

💡 Interesting Facts

  • the World Wide Fund for Nature rates the Mizoram-Manipur-Kachin rain forests bordering India, Bangladesh, and Myanmar (Burma) as "Globally Outstanding" in biological distinctiveness.
  • the Stora Alvaret, a World Heritage Site on the island of Öland, Sweden, has rich biodiversity, even though the soil mantle on this 26,000 hectare limestone barren is less than two centimeters deep.
  • the earliest fossil reef formations that show high biodiversity, containing the earliest corals, form the mid-Ordovician Chazy Formation, reaching from Tennessee to Labrador.
  • due to their rich biodiversity, Sri Lanka montane rain forests are a globally important super-hotspot with a large number of endemic species.
  • Horabagrus brachysoma, an endangered species of the genus Horabagrus, has been considered a potential flagship species for media attention to provide a focus for wildlife conservation of inland biodiversity.
  • seed swaps, potluck-style events where gardeners exchange seeds, help maintain biodiversity and preserve cultural and regional traditions.
  • Semuliki National Park in Uganda is one of the richest areas of floral and faunal diversity in Africa.
  • Wasur National Park is part of the largest wetland in the Papua province of Indonesia, and due to its high biodiversity is sometimes referred to as the "Serengeti of Papua".
  • India's Kanjli Wetland, a manmade wetland created in 1870, has been recognised by the Ramsar Convention for its rich biodiversity.
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