Questions & Answers
Browse all 15 questions from the
Conservation Biology Milestones study set below.
Each question shows the correct answer — select a study format above to practice interactively.
1
Which organization was the first global environmental union established in 1948?
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A
World Wildlife Fund
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B
International Union for Conservation of Nature
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C
Greenpeace
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D
The Nature Conservancy
2
What was the first national park in the world, established in 1872?
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A
Yellowstone National Park
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B
Kruger National Park
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C
Royal National Park
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D
Banff National Park
3
In 1962, Rachel Carson published which influential book that alerted the public to the dangers of pesticides?
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A
The Sixth Extinction
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B
Silent Spring
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C
A Sand County Almanac
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D
Walden
4
Who is often cited as the 'father' of the American National Park system for his activism?
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A
Charles Darwin
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B
John Muir
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C
Aldo Leopold
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D
Edward O. Wilson
5
Which international agreement, signed in 1973, was the first to regulate the trade of endangered species?
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A
Kyoto Protocol
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B
CITES
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C
Montreal Protocol
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D
Paris Agreement
6
What is the term for the first red list of threatened species published by the IUCN in 1964?
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A
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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B
Global Biodiversity Index
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C
Extinction Watchlist
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D
World Conservation Log
7
Which chemical was banned in the United States in 1972 after it was discovered to cause eggshell thinning in bald eagles?
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A
DDT
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B
Glyphosate
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C
Methane
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D
Nitrogen
8
The first successful captive breeding program for a nearly extinct bird species was for which animal?
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A
California Condor
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B
Dodo
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C
Kakapo
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D
Passenger Pigeon
9
What was the first species to be removed from the U.S. Endangered Species List due to recovery?
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A
Bald Eagle
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B
American Alligator
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C
Peregrine Falcon
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D
Gray Whale
10
The 'Great Green Wall' is a project initiated to combat what environmental process?
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A
Ocean Acidification
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B
Desertification
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C
Urban Sprawl
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D
Deforestation
11
Who proposed the 'Land Ethic' in the 1949 book 'A Sand County Almanac'?
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A
Aldo Leopold
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B
Rachel Carson
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C
Jane Goodall
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D
Gifford Pinchot
12
What invention allows scientists to track animal migrations using satellites?
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A
Radio Telemetry
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B
GPS Collars
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C
Sonar Mapping
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D
Infrared Cameras
13
Which treaty, signed in 1971, is the world's first intergovernmental treaty for the conservation of wetlands?
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A
Ramsar Convention
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B
Kyoto Treaty
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C
Basel Convention
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D
Stockholm Convention
14
The first marine protected area in the world was established in which country in 1957?
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A
Australia
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B
Bahamas
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C
Norway
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D
Japan
15
What modern conservation method, first used in the 1970s, involves identifying species that serve as indicators for ecosystem health?
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A
Indicator Species analysis
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B
Carbon dating
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C
Genetic sequencing
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D
Soil testing
