2.7.2 - Biodiversity Review Quiz

Which factor will negatively affect biodiversity?

• habitat loss

• climate change

• pollution

• all of the above

Which biome is more biodiverse?

• Desert
• Sand
• Tundra
• Rainforest

Biodiversity includes which of the following:

• species diversity

• economy diversity

• ecosystem diversity

• genetic diversity

What is biodiversity?

• a type of ecosystem

• how an ecosystem changes

• the variety of life on earth

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What is an invasive species?

• an organism that IS native to an area and causes harm to the environment/humans

• an organism that is NOT native to an area and causes harm to the environment/humans

• an organism that is NOT native to an area and helps the environment/humans

• an organism that IS native to an area and helps the environment/humans

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There are very few of a species left and it could become extinct.

• Endangered

• Threatened

Characterized by declining numbers, need for habitat improvement, and at risk for becoming endangered.

• Endangered

• Threatened

Which of the following forbids the U.S. government and its citizens from harming endangered or threatened species and their habitats?

• the Environmental Protection Agency
• Species Survival Plan
• the Endangered Species Act
• The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species

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The major cause of extinction is ____________________.

• habitat fragmentation
• habitat destruction
• pollution
• poaching

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Scientists think people have directly caused the extinction of some species through ______________.

• habitat destruction
• poaching
• pollution
• All of these

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