Biodiversity quiz 1

Biodiversity refers to the variety of species and ecosystems on Earth and the ecological processes of which they are a part.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Which of the following is NOT a type of  biodiversity?

• species
• genetic
• ecosystem
• individual

Everyone of us has a unique finger print, even for identical twins. This is an example of _____ diversity.

• biological

• genetic

• species

• system

Mia and Ava were studying aquatic ecosystems and measured the number of species in different environments. Where would they expect to have the least species diversity?

• Great Barrier Reef in the ocean off of Australia

• Floating fish farm off the coast of Singapore

• Nile River in the tropical portion of Africa

• Lake Tonlé Sap in Cambodia, a large freshwater lake in Southeast Asia

A greenhouse cultivated only one variety of pepper, but all the plants wilted due to a sudden pest outbreak. What is most likely true about the pepper plant population?

• It had no genetic diversity

• It had a high level of pest resistance

• It had some plants that were resistant to pests

• It had excessive genetic diversity

According to the idea of "evenness" discussed in class, which sample is considered to be more even?

• Sample 1
• Sample 2
• They are both equally biodiverse
• None of the above

The total number of different species found in Ecoregion 1 and Ecoregion 2 is_________

• 4

• 7

• 615

• 1230

"Evenness" is __________

• higher in Ecoregion 1
• higher in Ecoregion 2
• lower in Ecoregion 1
• the same in both Ecoregions 

Darwin wrote that organisms with traits that are best suited to the environment will ________________

• increase in number
  
• become extinct
  

What is the term for the mechanism by which traits that enhance survival and reproduction become more common in a population over generations?

• Adaptation

• Natural Selection

• Speciation

• Mutation