Environmental Science
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- What is the acronym used to describe the different arguments concerning the size of a successful conservation area?
- How do we refer to the changed environmental conditions in the peripheral area of a conservation area?
- Is the following statement true or false?'The giant panda is a keystone species.'
- Which environmental value system believes it is our moral duty to conserve all species?
- There are many threats to African elephants. These include, hunting, poaching, human encroachment, habitat , and human-elephant conflict.Fill in the missing word.
- Fill in the sentence below using one word only.Travelling directed towards visiting natural environments, often involving rare species, and intended towards supporting conservationist actions is called _______________.
- As part of the CBD, a consortium of scientific partners was set up. Which of the following best describes this consortium of scientific partners?
- Which of the following is not an economic value of biodiversity?
- Which of the following criteria is not used by the IUCN Red List to determine conservation status of a species?
- What percentage of DNA from humans and orangutans is the same?
- During which century did the Dodo become extinct?
- In which of the following regions is climate change likely to increase plant diversity?
- Which is bigger, the extent of occurrence or the area of occupancy?
- Is the following statement true or false: 'Invasive species only decreases biodiversity'.
- Which of the following statements about the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) is true?
- The sudden global decrease in the number of species over a relatively short period of time. What is this definition describing?
- Natural selection is the gradual evolutionary change as a result of variation in each generation. Fill in the missing word.
- Which of the following factors contributed to the extinction of the Dodo?
- In which year was the International Whaling Commission set up?
- From the following shapes, which one would be the most suitable shape for a protected area?