Biodiversity

What does the term 'biodiversity' mean?

• variety of living things

• variety of non-living things

• variety of genes

• variety of animals

What does the prefix 'bio' mean?

• animals

• plants

• life

• variety

What does the suffix 'diversity' mean?

• Animals

• Plants

• Life

• Variety

A tick and a dog have this type of relationship.

• mutualism
• commensalism
• neutralism
• parasitism

Which of the following is NOT a level of biodiversity?

• Genetic diversity

• Species diversity

• Ecosystem diversity

• Population diversity

Globally, the leading cause of biodiversity loss is...

• Poaching and over-harvesting

• Invasive species

• Pollution

• Habitat change and loss

What is an autotroph?

• A primary producer.

• A primary consumer.

• An organism that only eats plants.

• An organism that eats plants and animals.

Which of the following is an example of a primary producer?

• Birds

• Sunflowers

• Bacterium

• Lions

What is an autotroph?

• Organisms that can make their own food (e.g. plants).

• Organisms that cannot make their own food (e.g. animals).

• Organisms that only eat plants (herbivores).

• Organisms that only eat meat (carnivores).

What is a heterotroph?

• Organisms that can make their own food (e.g. plants).

• Organisms that cannot make their own food (e.g. animals).

• Organisms that only eat plants (herbivores).

• Organisms that only eat meat (carnivores).