Future of Species Flashcards

1
Q

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

A

80%

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2
Q

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

A

1,000

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3
Q

____ animal and plant species are now threatened with extinction

A

1M

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4
Q

Percent amphibians in animal species threatened with extinction

A

40%

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5
Q

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

A

100, 1000

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6
Q

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

A

Humans

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7
Q

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

A

60%, 1970

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8
Q

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

A

1M

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9
Q

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

A

3/4, 66%

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10
Q

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

A

5%

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11
Q

5 Threats to Biodiversity

A
  1. Agriculture
  2. Overharvesting
  3. Climate change
  4. Poor water quality and scarcity
  5. Wildlife trading
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12
Q

What year was CBD established?

A

1992

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13
Q

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

A

153

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14
Q

5 Included needs of people in the CBD

A
  1. Food
  2. Medicine
  3. Fresh air and water
  4. Shelter
  5. Clean and healthy environment
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15
Q

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

A
  1. valued
  2. conserved
  3. restored
  4. used wisely
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16
Q

Spell out CBD acronym

A

Convention of Biological Diversity

17
Q

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

A

Sustainable Development Goals

18
Q

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

A

IUCN Red List

19
Q

When was IUCN Red List established?

A

1964

20
Q

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

A

health

21
Q

Total assessed species by IUCN

A

> 138,300

22
Q

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

A
  1. Dot plots
  2. Histogram
  3. Box plots
22
Q

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

A

B

23
Q

Numerical data sets are summarized according to their ___

A

context

24
Q

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

A

sample, random

25
Q

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

A

random sample

26
Q

Constructed and interpreted to investigate patterns of association between two quantities

A

Scatter plots

27
Q

Widely used to model relationships between two quantitative variables

A

Straight lines

28
Q

Fitted when scatter plots suggest a linear association

A

straight line/trend line

29
Q

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

A

bivariate measurement data

30
Q

3 Materials needed for Exercise 9

A
  1. Data of species population
  2. MS Excel program
  3. Internet access
31
Q

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

A

slope, intercept