Which of the Following Is Not True About Protecting Biodiversity

question 58

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not true about protecting biodiversity?

• A)Once a species is lost from an area,it isn't typically re-introduced because doing so would endanger other species in that ecosystem.
• B)The mining industry exerts a serious threat to biodiversity.
• C)Gene and seed banks provide insurance for the long-term survival of species.
• D)The cultivation of densely planted energy crops grown in tropical ecosystems to provide biofuels is a threat to biodiversity.

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Definitions:

Diversity-of-Citizenship

A basis for federal court jurisdiction when the parties involved in a lawsuit are citizens of different states or a foreign country and the amount in dispute exceeds a specified threshold.

$75,000

A monetary amount, which could be specified in legal or financial contexts, such as a threshold for federal court jurisdiction in diversity cases in the United States.

Subject-Matter Jurisdiction

The jurisdiction of a tribunal to consider legal disputes within a certain category or connected to a particular topic.

In Personam Jurisdiction

A court's power to bring a person into its adjudicative process; jurisdiction over a person's rights, rather than over property.