APES Unit 2 Biodiversity
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Shailee Thakkar
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This quiz covers biodiversity concepts within AP Environmental Science, specifically focusing on species roles, ecological succession, and threats to biodiversity. The content is appropriate for grades 11-12, targeting advanced high school students who need to understand complex ecological relationships and human environmental impacts. Students must demonstrate knowledge of keystone, invasive, indicator, and foundation species, distinguish between primary and secondary succession, apply island biogeography theory, and calculate biodiversity indices. The quiz requires students to analyze ecosystem dynamics, evaluate human impacts through the HIPPCO framework (Habitat loss, Invasive species, Population growth, Pollution, Climate change, Overexploitation), and understand mass extinction events. Success on these questions demands mastery of ecological terminology, the ability to classify organisms by their ecosystem roles, mathematical skills for diversity calculations, and comprehension of how geographic factors influence species distribution and survival. Created by Shailee Thakkar, a Science teacher in the US who teaches grades 11 and 12. This assessment serves as an excellent formative evaluation tool for Unit 2 of AP Environmental Science, allowing students to test their understanding before moving to more complex topics. Teachers can deploy this quiz as a warm-up activity to gauge prior knowledge, assign it as homework to reinforce classroom learning, or use it for review sessions before unit tests. The variety of question types—from species identification to mathematical calculations—makes it particularly effective for identifying knowledge gaps in different areas of biodiversity study. This quiz aligns with AP Environmental Science standards, particularly those addressing ecosystem structure and function (STB-2, STB-3), species interactions (STB-4), and human impacts on biodiversity (ERT-3), while also incorporating quantitative analysis skills essential for AP success.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is an example of a keystone species?
Beavers
Elephants
Kudzu vine
Sea otters
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NGSS.HS-LS2-6
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is not an example of an invasive species?
Kudzu vine
Carp
Elephants
Fire ants
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NGSS.MS-LS2-4
NGSS.MS-LS2-5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of these is an aquatic indicator species?
Shrimp
Coral
Plankton
Sea Anemone
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is not a terrestrial indicator species?
Birds
Crocodile
Insects
Amphibians
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of these human actions impacts multiple nutrient cycles?
Deforestation
Driving gasoline cars
Burning sulfur- containing coal
Making fertilizers
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NGSS.HS-ESS2-2
NGSS.HS-ESS2-6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following statements is true?
Biodiversity decreases with increased sunlight
Biodiversity decreases as you move away from the equator
Biodiversity decreases as you decrease in altitude
Biodiversity increases as you go further down in the oceans
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NGSS.HS-LS2-2
NGSS.HS-LS2-6
NGSS.HS-LS4-5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
HIPPCO means what?
A cool nickname for Mr. Hipp
A law that protects grasslands
Different invasive species
Threats faced by ecosystems & biomes
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NGSS.HS-LS2-6
NGSS.HS-LS4-5
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