Florida Science Grade 7

Section 2: Conservation Biology

Conservation Biology

1
Which of the following should you pour down a storm drain?
A)old paint
B)none of the above
C)any liquid waste
D)used motor oil
2
__________ forms when sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide released by industries and automobiles combine with water vapor in the air.
A)Water
B)Ozone
C)Carbon dioxide
D)Acid rain
3
An increase in __________ in the atmosphere could raise Earth's temperature a few degrees.
A)carbon dioxide
B)oxygen
C)ozone
D)acid
4
What problem might result from global warming?
A)increased skin cancer
B)floods in coastal ecosystems
C)damage to leaves of trees
D)damage to frogs eggs
5
The ozone layer prevents damaging amounts of __________ from reaching Earth's surface.
A)acid rain
B)carbon dioxide
C)ultraviolet radiation
D)pollutants
6
A conservation biologist trying to safeguard manatees also must take into account the needs of the __________ population.
A)grizzly bear
B)human
C)Lake Erie water snake
D)maple tree
7
The U.S. Endangered Species Act of 1973 is an example of using __________ as a conservation strategy.
A)legal protection
B)habitat preservation
C)habitat restoration
D)wildlife management
8
Which one of the following is a way habitat preservation can be used to protect species?
A)preventing poachers from killing animals
B)linking parks with wildlife corridors
C)reintroducing species into a habitat
D)placing species on an endangered list
9
The process of bringing a damaged habitat back to a healthy condition is called __________.
A)habitat restoration
B)habitat preservation
C)wildlife management
D)habitat reintroduction
10
The sale of __________ to hunt or fish in a park provides funds for maintaining the wildlife area.
A)licenses
B)guns
C)bait
D)laws
11
A(n) __________ is a population of organisms that is cared for by humans.
A)captive population
B)endangered population
C)reintroduced population
D)extinct population
12
Which one of the following would be an example of a reintroduction program?
A)keeping oryxes in the Phoenix Zoo
B)protecting manatees from powerboats
C)moving brown pelicans from Florida to Louisiana
D)preventing poachers from killing elephants
13
What caused the shells of many birds, including the brown pelican, to become so thin the eggs broke before the chick could hatch?
A)acid rain
B)DDT
C)forest fires
D)ultraviolet radiation
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