Ch. 7 Biodiversity

Tigers living in warm climates have thinner coats of fur than those in cool climates. This is an example of:

• Genetic diversity

• Species diversity

• Ecosystem diversity

• Genera diversity

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

A region that includes tigers, eagles, lizards, fish, rabbits, and many other types of organisms would be best described as having a high level of

• taxonomic diversity

• genetic diversity

• ecosystem diversity

• species diversity

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NGSS.HS-LS2-2

The latitudinal gradient is a natural pattern in which species diversity generally

• increases towards the equator

• decreases towards the prime meridian

• decreases in warmer climates

• increases towards the prime meridian

High levels of biodiversity tend to

• have little or no effect on ecosystems

• decrease an ecosystem's resistance to change

• increase the stability of an ecosystem

• make an ecosystem less resilient

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Which product often comes from the natural environment?

• cooking oil

• medicines

• fuel

• all of the above

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NGSS.MS-PS1-3

The disappearance of a particular population from a given area, but not of the entire species globally is called

• extirpation

• extinction

• poaching

• fragmentation

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

The biggest cause of biodiversity loss today is

• climate change

• over-harvesting

• habitat change and fragmentation

• pollution

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NGSS.HS-LS2-7

NGSS.HS-LS4-5

The goals of _________ are to manage, protect, and reintroduce threatened and endangered species.

• wildlife corridors

• conservation concessions

• Species Survival Plans

• biodiversity hotspots

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NGSS.HS-LS2-7

A species that is at risk of serious extinction is called a(n)

• threatened species

• invasive species

• endangered species

• extirpated species

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NGSS.HS-LS4-5

What global phenomenon has caused some organisms to move towards the poles or to higher altitudes?

• habitat fragmentation

• pollution

• invasive species

• warming temperatures

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

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