Choose the One Most Appropriate Answer for Each

question 5

Multiple Choice

Choose the one most appropriate answer for each.
-Threatened species

• A)Species that remains restricted to the area where it evolved
• B)Species that fail to turn up signs of any individuals after repeated, extensive surveys of its known range
• C)New method of harvesting trees to preserve diversity
• D)Field of biology that documents biodiversity, and seeks way to maintain it to ensure our survival
• E)Species vulnerable to extinction
• F)Work designed to renew or recreate a natural system that has been degraded or destroyed
• G)Places that have species found nowhere else and are under great threat of destruction
• H)Species likely to become endangered in the near future
• I)Chemical pollutant becomes increasingly concentrated as it moves up through food chains
• J)Narrow corridor of vegetation along a stream or river
• K)An organism builds up increasing amounts of a chemical pollutant it its tissues over time

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Definitions:

Anatomical Variation

Anatomical variation refers to the natural differences in the shape, size, and structure of a body part among different individuals.

Right Iliac Region

An area of the abdomen located in the lower right part, containing parts of the small and large intestines, and for some people, the appendix.

Right-Lower Quadrant

An area of the abdomen that contains parts of the small and large intestines, right ovary and fallopian tube in women, and the appendix.

Parathyroid Hormone

A hormone produced by the parathyroid glands that helps regulate calcium levels in the bloodstream and bone metabolism.