Biodiversity

All of the following are causes for biodiversity loss, EXCEPT:

• Habitat Loss

• Invasive Species

• Replanting trees

• Pollution

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Forest clearing, farming, and road building are all examples of

• Biodiversity

• Population distribution

• Habitat loss

• Climate Change

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The greatest cause of biodiversity loss today is

• Pollution

• Habitat loss and change

• Climate Change

• Invasive species

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a species that is not native to a particular region

• endemic

• exotic

• endangered

• extinct

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the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem

• biodiversity

• demography

• carrying capacity

• poaching

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a species at risk, but not yet endangered

• endangered

• exotic

• endemic

• threatened

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How many species are estimated to be living on Earth?

• between 10,000 and 100,000

• between 1 and 2 million

• between 500,000 and 1 million

• between 10 and 50 million

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In what part of the world are the greatest number of extinctions occurring?

• in deserts

• in the Arctic

• in tropical rain forests

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Why is biodiversity important to ecosystems?

• It helps populations adapt to ecological changes.

• It increases at each level of the food chain.

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How can humans best help an endangered species avoid extinction?

• they can feed the animals
• they can put the animals in a zoo
• they can protect the animal’s habitat
• they can take the animal to new habitats

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