Problem 3
Why should we care about saving the monarch butterfly from extinction caused by our actions?
Problem 4
If you were forced to choose between saving the giant panda from extinction and saving a shark species, which would you choose? Explain.
Problem 5
How would you respond to someone who tells you that: a. We should not believe in biological evolution because it is "just a theory"? b. We should not worry about air pollution because natural selection will enable humans to develop lungs that can detoxify pollutants?
Problem 6
How would you respond to someone who says that because extinction is a natural process, we should not worry about the loss of biodiversity when species become extinct largely because of our activities?
Problem 7
List three aspects of your lifestyle that could be contributing to some of the losses of the earth's biodiversity. For each of these, what are some ways to avoid making this contribution?
Problem 8
Congratulations! You are in charge of the future evolution of life on the earth. What are the three things that you would consider to be the most important to do?
