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The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) monitors changes in global biodiversity. It is a network that is composed of both government and nongovernment organizations. The IUCN collects data on the status of the natural world and uses these data to make conservation and sustainable development recommendations. One widely recognized metric for evaluating organismal conservation is the IUCN Red List. This list uses several criteria to calculate the survival probability of organisms throughout the world. The aggregate Red List survival probability for birds, mammals, amphibians, corals, and cycads in different geographic regions is summarized in the table.

Table 1. Aggregate survival probabilities for birds, mammals, amphibians, corals, and cycads according to the IUCN Red List.
Region19932016
Southern Asia0.770.68
Southeastern Asia0.830.72
Latin America and the Caribbean0.790.74
Eastern Asia0.830.75
Sub-Saharan Africa0.820.75
Oceania0.880.80
Western Asia0.880.82
Northern Africa0.920.86
Caucasus and Central Asia0.920.91
Developed regions0.880.82
Developing regions0.810.73
World0.820.74
Source: United Nations Statistics Division Statistical Services Branch. (n.d.). Goal 15: Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss. Retrieved November 11, 2016, from http://unstats.un.org/sdgs/report/2016/Goal-15.


What is the best description of the trend for species survival from 1993 to 2016?
◦ It has decreased only in developing regions.
◦ It has increased only in developed regions.
◦ It has decreased in all regions.
◦ It has increased in all regions.


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After reading the paragraph below, answer the questions that follow.

The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) monitors changes in global biodiversity. It is a network that is composed of both government and nongovernment organizations. The IUCN collects data on the status of the natural world and uses these data to make conservation and sustainable development recommendations. One widely recognized metric for evaluating organismal conservation is the IUCN Red List. This list uses several criteria to calculate the survival probability of organisms throughout the world. The aggregate Red List survival probability for birds, mammals, amphibians, corals, and cycads in different geographic regions is summarized in the table.

Table 1. Aggregate survival probabilities for birds, mammals, amphibians, corals, and cycads according to the IUCN Red List.
Region19932016
Southern Asia0.770.68
Southeastern Asia0.830.72
Latin America and the Caribbean0.790.74
Eastern Asia0.830.75
Sub-Saharan Africa0.820.75
Oceania0.880.80
Western Asia0.880.82
Northern Africa0.920.86
Caucasus and Central Asia0.920.91
Developed regions0.880.82
Developing regions0.810.73
World0.820.74
Source: United Nations Statistics Division Statistical Services Branch. (n.d.). Goal 15: Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss. Retrieved November 11, 2016, from http://unstats.un.org/sdgs/report/2016/Goal-15.


At the world level, the difference for species survival is 0.08 between 1993 and 2016. Of the first four regions in the table, which show a greater decrease in species survival than the change at the world level?
◦ Latin America and the Caribbean, and Eastern Asia
◦ Southeastern Asia and Eastern Asia
◦ Southern Asia, and Latin America and the Caribbean
◦ Southern Asia and Southeastern Asia



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After reading the paragraph below, answer the questions that follow.

The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) monitors changes in global biodiversity. It is a network that is composed of both government and nongovernment organizations. The IUCN collects data on the status of the natural world and uses these data to make conservation and sustainable development recommendations. One widely recognized metric for evaluating organismal conservation is the IUCN Red List. This list uses several criteria to calculate the survival probability of organisms throughout the world. The aggregate Red List survival probability for birds, mammals, amphibians, corals, and cycads in different geographic regions is summarized in the table.

Table 1. Aggregate survival probabilities for birds, mammals, amphibians, corals, and cycads according to the IUCN Red List.
Region19932016
Southern Asia0.770.68
Southeastern Asia0.830.72
Latin America and the Caribbean0.790.74
Eastern Asia0.830.75
Sub-Saharan Africa0.820.75
Oceania0.880.80
Western Asia0.880.82
Northern Africa0.920.86
Caucasus and Central Asia0.920.91
Developed regions0.880.82
Developing regions0.810.73
World0.820.74
Source: United Nations Statistics Division Statistical Services Branch. (n.d.). Goal 15: Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss. Retrieved November 11, 2016, from http://unstats.un.org/sdgs/report/2016/Goal-15.


The data in Table 1 can be used to make scientific recommendations for prioritizing conservation efforts. Using Table 1, and considering the limited resources and great challenge in coordinating international policies, which regions should be prioritized for conserving biodiversity?
◦ Southeastern Asia, because this region has the greatest increase in species extinction risk, as well as higher extinction risk compared to other regions
◦ developed regions, because extinction risk may suddenly increase at rates not recorded previously
◦ Caucasus and Central Asia, because this region has the highest species extinction risk in both 1993 and 2016
◦ Eastern Asia and Oceania, because these regions have experienced the same amount of change in extinction risk of species from 1993 to 2016
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Southeastern Asia, because this region has the greatest increase in species extinction risk, as well as higher extinction risk compared to other regions



 

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