Future of Species

Question 1

Forest is home to ____ of the world’s terrestrial biodiversity

Answer 1

80%

Question 2

A square kilometer of TRF may be home to more than ____ species

Answer 2

1,000

Question 3

____ animal and plant species are now threatened with extinction

Answer 3

1M

Question 4

Percent amphibians in animal species threatened with extinction

Answer 4

40%

Question 5

Current rate of species extinction is ___ to ___ times higher than nature intended

Answer 5

100, 1000

Question 6

Put increasing pressure on the planet, using and consuming more resources than ever before

Answer 6

Humans

Question 7

Average ____ decline in global populations of mammals, fish, birds, reptiles, and amphibians since ____

Answer 7

60%, 1970

Question 8

_____ animal and plant species are now threatened with extinction – the highest number in human history

Answer 8

1M

Question 9

___ of the land-based environment and roughly ____ of the ocean environment have been significantly altered.

Answer 9

3/4, 66%

Question 10

____ of freshwater resources are now devoted to crop or livestock
production

Answer 10

5%

Question 11

5 Threats to Biodiversity

Answer 11

1. Agriculture
2. Overharvesting
3. Climate change
4. Poor water quality and scarcity
5. Wildlife trading

Question 12

What year was CBD established?

Answer 12

1992

Question 13

How many government leaders are dedicated to promoting the concept of biodiversity in CBD

Answer 13

153

Question 14

5 Included needs of people in the CBD

Answer 14

1. Food
2. Medicine
3. Fresh air and water
4. Shelter
5. Clean and healthy environment

Question 15

CBD vision by 2050: biodiversity will be ____, ____, ____, and ____

Answer 15

1. valued
2. conserved
3. restored
4. used wisely

Question 16

Spell out CBD acronym

Answer 16

Convention of Biological Diversity

Question 17

Designed to significantly improve the level of peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future by 2030

Answer 17

Sustainable Development Goals

Question 18

Comprehensive database that provides information on species such as
their geographic range, habitat, threats, population counts, and
current extinction status

Answer 18

IUCN Red List

Question 19

When was IUCN Red List established?

Answer 19

1964

Question 20

The IUCN Red List serves as a critical indicator of the ___ of the world’s biodiversity

Answer 20

health

Question 21

Total assessed species by IUCN

Answer 21

> 138,300

Question 22

3 types of plots for displaying numerical data in plots on a number line

Answer 22

1. Dot plots
2. Histogram
3. Box plots

Question 22

3 types of plots for displaying numerical data in plots on a number line

Answer 22

B

Question 23

Numerical data sets are summarized according to their ___

Answer 23

context

Question 24

Statistics can be used to gain information about a population by examining a ____ of the population (____ sampling)

Answer 24

sample, random

Question 25

Use data from a _____ to draw inferences about a population with an unknown characteristic of interest

Answer 25

random sample

Question 26

Constructed and interpreted to investigate patterns of association between two quantities

Answer 26

Scatter plots

Question 27

Widely used to model relationships between two quantitative variables

Answer 27

Straight lines

Question 28

Fitted when scatter plots suggest a linear association

Answer 28

straight line/trend line

Question 29

Use the equation of a linear model to solve problems in the context of _____

Answer 29

bivariate measurement data

Question 30

3 Materials needed for Exercise 9

Answer 30

1. Data of species population 2. MS Excel program 3. Internet access

Question 31

If enough data points are collected and a line of best fit is determined, calculate ____ and _____ of their graph.

Answer 31

slope, intercept