Biodiversity

What does biodiversity mean?

• Only one species in an area.
• The different amount of species in an area
• All abiotic life
• Nitrogen fixation

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The illegal capture or killing of an organism, often for money, is called...

• poaching
• harvesting
• fragementation
• extinction

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Globally, the leading cause of biodiversity loss is 

• invasive species
• poaching and overharvesting
• pollution
• habitat change and loss 

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Why are invasive species such a problem in their new ecosystem?

• a. The new ecosystem isn�t adapted to their presence
• b. The new ecosystem is probably weaker than the native one
• c. They have mutations making them more adapted to the new ecosystem
• d. They cause mutations in the native species

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which biome, because of its climate, has the largest number of species of plants and animals?

• tundra
• desert
• tropical rainforest
• pine forest

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

What is an advantage of a biodiverse ecosystem?

• Can withstand changes in resources

• Can recover more quickly from a natural disaster

• Can withstand the immigration of a new predator

• all of the above

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Which of the following requires a recovery plan for increasing endangered populations?

• Endangered Species Act
• CITES
• Lacey Act
• One Act Plays

The three types of biodiversity are

• genetic, species and ecosystem
• medical, agricultural, ethical
• habitat loss, pollution, overharvesting
• camera traps, invasive species, cookies

Humans are causing extiction in which ways?

• By over hunting animals for food or products.
• By destroying the natural habitat of species.
• By polluting the environments of the world.
• All of the above.

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Species that could become endangered in the near future are called extinct species.

• True

• False