Biodiversity and Conservation Trivia

Question 1

Marine pollution has seen a staggering increase of about how much since the 1980s?

Accepted Answer

10 times

Question 2

Our world's ecosystems have been reduced by about what share?

Accepted Answer

47%

Question 3

What share of our biodiverse coral reefs will be considered 'at risk' in the year 2030?

Accepted Answer

90%

Question 4

Pollination from birds, bees, and butterflies accounts for what share of all crops produced annually around the globe?

Accepted Answer

75% or more

Question 5

Which forests are especially rare, offering several habitat types, enhanced carbon regulation and sequestration, and a lower risk of erosion?

Accepted Answer

mangrove forests

Question 6

What share of people around the globe are living in areas with critically high air pollution?

Accepted Answer

97.3%

Question 7

Approximately how many marine monuments, or 850 million water acres, are protected by the National Wildlife Refuge System?

Accepted Answer

five

Question 8

Who introduced the National Wildlife Refuge System in the United States in the early 1900s?

Accepted Answer

Teddy Roosevelt

Question 9

Rates of deforestation in the 1990s reached how many hectares per year?

Accepted Answer

16 million

Question 10

Conscious conservation efforts in the United States began as early as which century?

Accepted Answer

the 1800s

Question 11

Scientists estimate that coral supports what share of ocean life overall?

Accepted Answer

over 25%

Question 12

Some researchers think coral colonies may be what, as long as conditions don't change?

Accepted Answer

immortal

Question 13

Which country is the birthplace of coffee, with the name derived from the local word 'Kaffa'?

Accepted Answer

Ethiopia

Question 14

Which country has the most lakes out of any other country in the world?

Accepted Answer

Canada

Biodiversity and Conservation trivia