APES Chapter 9 Reading Guide

Chapter 9 -- Sustaining Biodiversity: Saving Species and Ecosystem Services

Core Case Study

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What ecosystem service do honeybees provide?

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What is the concern regarding European honeybees?

9-1 What Role Do Humans Play in the Loss of Species and Ecosystem Services?

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Define biological extinction.

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Define mass extinction.

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What do scientists consider as the normal background extinction rate? How many species does this equate to that would disappear naturally each year? (Read a few paragraphs down for this answer; it’s there.)

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What do scientists estimate is the current annual rate of species extinction? How many species does this equate to that would disappear each year? Each day?

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Define endangered species.

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Define threatened species.

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Differentiate between regional extinction and functional extinction (i.e. ecological extinction).

9-2 Why Should We Care About Sustaining Species and the Ecosystem Services They Provide?

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Biologists use 3 major reasons for why we should work to prevent our activities from causing or hastening extinction of other species. What are they?

9-3 How Do Humans Accelerate Species Extinction and Degradation of Ecosystem Services?

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Identify the components of the acronym HIPPCO.

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What is the greatest threat to wild species?

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Define habitat fragmentation.

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True or False. All nonnative species are invasive. Explain your answer.

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In 2-3 sentences, summarize where these invasive species came from, the problems they cause, and a proposed solution:
Kudzu vine and Kudzu bugs
Argentina fire ant
Burmese pythons

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What is the best way to reduce threats from invasive species?

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Pollution such as the use of pesticides can impact other species. Explain the impact of DDT on bald eagle populations.

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How is climate change affecting polar bears?

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Give 2 examples of animals that are poached and why they are poached.

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70% of the world’s 10,000 known bird species are threatened. Songbird populations have declined sharply. What is the primary reason?

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What are 2 reasons we should be concerned about the decline of bird species?

9-4 How Can We Sustain Wild Species and Their Ecosystem Services?

State the purpose and limitations of the following treaties/laws (you need to know and understand each of these).

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1975 Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES):

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Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)

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The U.S. Endangered Species Act of 1973

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Read pages 210-211. List 4 ways that we can protect species.

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Chapter 9 -- Sustaining Biodiversity: Saving Species and Ecosystem Services

Core Case Study

What ecosystem service do honeybees provide?

What is the concern regarding European honeybees?

9-1 What Role Do Humans Play in the Loss of Species and Ecosystem Services?

Define biological extinction.

Define mass extinction.

What do scientists consider as the normal background extinction rate? How many species does this equate to that would disappear naturally each year? (Read a few paragraphs down for this answer; it’s there.)

What do scientists estimate is the current annual rate of species extinction? How many species does this equate to that would disappear each year? Each day?

Define endangered species.

Define threatened species.

Differentiate between regional extinction and functional extinction (i.e. ecological extinction).

9-2 Why Should We Care About Sustaining Species and the Ecosystem Services They Provide?

Biologists use 3 major reasons for why we should work to prevent our activities from causing or hastening extinction of other species. What are they?

9-3 How Do Humans Accelerate Species Extinction and Degradation of Ecosystem Services?

Identify the components of the acronym HIPPCO.

What is the greatest threat to wild species?

Define habitat fragmentation.

True or False. All nonnative species are invasive. Explain your answer.

In 2-3 sentences, summarize where these invasive species came from, the problems they cause, and a proposed solution:Kudzu vine and Kudzu bugsArgentina fire antBurmese pythons

What is the best way to reduce threats from invasive species?

Pollution such as the use of pesticides can impact other species. Explain the impact of DDT on bald eagle populations.

How is climate change affecting polar bears?

Give 2 examples of animals that are poached and why they are poached.

70% of the world’s 10,000 known bird species are threatened. Songbird populations have declined sharply. What is the primary reason?

What are 2 reasons we should be concerned about the decline of bird species?

9-4 How Can We Sustain Wild Species and Their Ecosystem Services?

1975 Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES):

Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)

The U.S. Endangered Species Act of 1973

Read pages 210-211. List 4 ways that we can protect species.

What is the precautionary principle?

In 2-3 sentences, summarize where these invasive species came from, the problems they cause, and a proposed solution:
Kudzu vine and Kudzu bugs
Argentina fire ant
Burmese pythons