Question

Small areas that have a large number of endangered and threatened species are referred to as ______.

Select one:

a. biodiverse environments

b. biologically magnified

c. endemic environments

d. biodiversity hot spots

2.

The primary goal of conservation biology is to ______.

Select one:

a. integrate human culture back into nature

b. maximize the land set aside for wildlife

c. counter the loss of biodiversity

d. catalog species

3.

Organisms that consume producers are ______.

Select one:

a. detritivores

b. producers

c. decomposers

d. primary consumers

4.

Most decomposers are _____.

Select one:

a. fungi and prokaryotes

b. animals

c. plants and fungi

d. bacteria and plants

5.

Plants can utilize the ______ form of nitrogen.

Select one:

a. N₂

b. nitrate

c. thiol

d. amino

Answer 1

1. The naswer is: d. biodiversity hot spots

Small areas that have a large number of endangered and threatened species are referred to as biodiversity hot spots.

2. The answer is: c. counter the loss of biodiversity

The primary goal of conservation biology is to counter the loss of biodiversity.

3. The answer is: d. primary consumers

Organisms that consume producers are primary consumers.

4. The answer is: a. fungi and prokaryotes

Most decomposers are fungi and prokaryotes.

5. The answer is: b. nitrate.

Plants can utilize the nitrate form of nitrogen.