LEV KS4 British Science Week 2020

When last estimated, how many different species did Scientists estimate there are on Earth?

• 1 million

• 10 thousand

• 8.7 million

• 100 million

Which of the following is the worlds largest living organism?

• Blue Whale

• Elephant

• Fungus - Armillaria ostoyae

• quaking aspen tree

Which of these animals is an AMPHIBIAN?

• Dog

• Frog

• Cat

• Spider

Which of these animals is a MAMMAL?

• Bird

• Mouse

• Shark

• Frog

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What is Biodiversity?

• a type of coconut

• a brand of oil

• the spread of living things

• a plant species

If 100% represents all the life forms that have ever existed, what percentage are now extinct?

• 21.2%

• 74%

• 58.88%

• 99.9%

Which type of organisms provide 60% of the world's medicine?

• Animals

• Bacterium

• Plants

• A mixture of the above

When did the first multicellular organism exist on Earth?

• 50 years ago

• 2 billion years ago

• 600 million years ago

• 40 billion years ago

How many species of plants or animals do scientists estimage are being made extinct every day?

• 100-150 species

• 1 or 2 species

• 1000 species

• 10,000 species

Astronomy is the study of...

• predicting fortunes

• constellations

• the stars and planets

• the universe using maths and science