Spot the false statement

Exercise and reference answers

Questions

1. False statement

   Habitat loss is the least important cause of extinction

   Statements

   1. Thirty-four hotspots have been proposed
   2. Habitat loss is the least important cause of extinction
   3. The tropics hold more species than polar areas

2. False statement

   Ex situ conservation protects species in their own habitat

   Statements

   1. Robert May estimates about seven million species
   2. The Earth Summit was held in Rio in 1992
   3. Ex situ conservation protects species in their own habitat

3. False statement

   One hundred and thirty countries pledged at Johannesburg

   Statements

   1. One hundred and thirty countries pledged at Johannesburg
   2. Seed banks are an ex situ method
   3. Hotspots are chosen for richness and endemism

4. False statement

   The rivet popper hypothesis is about seed dispersal

   Statements

   1. Continental species-area slopes run from 0.6 to 1.2
   2. The rivet popper hypothesis is about seed dispersal
   3. The Nile perch wiped out cichlids in Lake Victoria

Instructions

Two statements are true and one is false. Tap the false one.

Explanation