Unit 8: Biomes, Biodiversity and Succession

If a species is classified as invasive, it...

• is helpful to its new environment 
• is harmful to its new environment 
• has no effect on its new environment
• is a native species to the environment 

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What does bio mean?

• life
• different
• organisms
• species

What does diversity mean?

• life
• variety 
• organisms
• species

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What is the difference between biotic and abiotic?

• Biotic factors are non-living. 
• Abiotic factors are living. 
• Biotic factors are living, once-living or made by a living thing. 
  Abiotic is non-living
• Ecosystems need biotic factors but do not need abiotic factors 

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Which biome has the most biodiversity?

• Desert

• Taiga

• Tundra

• Rainforest

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 Which biome is more likely to survive a change in the environment?

• A biome with HIGH (rich) biodiversity
• A biome with LOW (poor) biodiversity

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Biodiversity is the variety of ________ in a community.

• genes
• population
• species
• community

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A species that is not native to an area and decreases biodiversity is called a(n):

• Native Species

• Natural Species

• Invasive Species

• Symbiotic Species

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Which of the following could be responsible for destroying biodiversity in an ecosystem?

• Human Activity such as pollution and construction

• Natural disasters like floods, tornadoes or fires

• Introduction of an invasive species

• All of these answers

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What is a reason that areas around the equator have HIGH biodiversity?

• Cold temperatures and lots of rain

• Warm temperatures and little rain

• Warm temperatures and lots of rain

• Fewer people, plants and animals

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