Benefits of biodiversity

Multiple Choice

I agree with: (page 136)

• Jenny

• Sweta

• Jahrie

Multiple Choice

Why are Madagascar rainforests described by the term "biodiverse"?

• because every thing has a green color.

• because so many different kinds of living things are found there.

• because organisms are living happily together.

Multiple Choice

What taxonomic group in the graph contains the most species?

• Reptiles

• Birds

• Insects and arthropods

• Plants, fungi, and algae

​All students must read this paragraph in page 139 and get ready to answer a question.

Open Ended

What are the types of biodiversity?

Match

Match the picture of measurement with its name

Quadrat

Mist Netting

Surveys

Aerial photo

• Quadrat

• Mist Netting

• Surveys

• Aerial photo

Multiple Choice

Which image shows high biodiversity?

Match

Match the word with its meaning

• Dynamic Equilibrium

• Resilience

• Biodiverse ecosystem

Stable ecosystem

Ability to maintain dynamic equilibrium

Healthy ecosystem

• Stable ecosystem

• Ability to maintain dynamic equilibrium

• Healthy ecosystem

Multiple Select

Choose the healthy ecosystems (2)

Multiple Choice

When an ecosystem is balanced, it can process changes and remain stable.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What does the straight dotted line in the center represent?

• Shows an imaginary ecosystem that does not exist

• Shows changes in an ecosystem over time

Multiple Choice

How would you describe the orange line?

• Shows the changes in an ecosystem over time

• Shows an imaginary ecosystem that does not exist

Multiple Choice

A resilient ecosystem cannot maintain dynamic equilibrium

• True

• False

Open Ended

Describe a desert ecosystem.

Multiple Choice

Waxy coating on a desert cactus is an adaptation that help it survive with little water.

• True

• False

Open Ended

What are some characteristics of a grassland biome?

Multiple Choice

There is a great variety of plant life in a tropical rainforest.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which one has greater biodiversity?

• Temperate Rainforest

• Tropical Rainforest

Fill in the Blank

The _______ _______ forest is mostly found in the United States.

Multiple Select

What is the type of plants that is found in the taiga? (2)

• Evergreen trees.

• Date palm trees.

• Trees that are always green.

• Ghaf trees

Multiple Select

What are the animals that are mostly found in the tundra?

• Mammals

• Reptiles

• Amphibians

Open Ended

Based on the image, describe the tundra.

Multiple Select

What abiotic factors are used to describe aquatic ecosystems?

• Temperature

• Sunlight

• amount of dissolved oxygen

• Number of fish

Open Ended

What is the difference between a stream and a river?

Open Ended

Why do few organisms live in the deep water of lakes?

Open Ended

What type of living things are found in wetlands?

Open Ended

What are some ways the humans depend on estuaries?

Open Ended

What organisms form the base of most ocean food chains?

Fill in the Blank

The ________ ____ is the ocean shore between the lowest low tide and the highest high tide.

Multiple Choice

In what ecosystem would you find aquatic organisms that are adapted to withstand the force of tides and exposure to the air?

• Open Ocean

• Wetland

• Intertidal Zone

• Coral Reef

Fill in the Blank

Most coral reefs form in shallow ______ ______

​Learning Objective

​Discover how humans benefit from biodiversity

​Vocabulary

• Benefit: يستفيد

• Service: خدمة

• Support: دعم

• Provision: توفير أو تقديم

• Regulate: تنظيم

• Culture: ثقافة

Humans benefit from a healthy ecosystem by:

• Getting food.

• Making money from selling the food

• Use clean water

• breathe clean air

Open Ended

What are the four main categories of ecosystem services?