Biodiversity

If you were to take a count of the diversity of species in your town, what would you be measuring?

• genetic diversity

• Habitat diversity

• Biodiversity

• Species richness

If you were to measure the degree of difference between all of the squirrels that share a species in a town, what would you be measuring?

• Habitat diversity

• Genetic diversity

• Biodiversity

• Species richnesss

A country with many different types of habitat is said to have a high degree of what?

• Biodiversity

• Genetic diversity

• Species richness

• Habitat diversity

Why is genetic diversity important?

• Allows for species to adapt to and thrive in different environments.

• Global warming threatens monocultures.

• It enables species to create their own habitat.

• It's not important.

Why do regions of high geographic relief often also have higher biodiversity than flat areas?

• There are more places to hide.

• They are better for growing crops.

• They often comprise more than one type of habitat.

• They get more sunlight.

If a species is found on one island, and nowhere else in the world, what is that species said to be to that island?

• Native

• Rare

• Endemic

• Exclusive

What is the factor of ecosystem health that is associated with the ability to resist disturbances and return to a normal state after disturbances occur?

• Productivity

• Resilience

• Stability

• Perseverance

Which of the following represents an ecosystem with high species abundance, but low species diversity?

• An island with many rare birds and insects

• An old growth forest

• A farm growing thousands of sunflowers

• An open field of grasses and wildflowers

What has been the largest mass extinction so far?

• Cretaceous

• Jurassic

• Permian

• Cambrian

Which of the following represents a community with high species abundance, but low species evenness?

• An old growth forest

• An island with many rare birds and insects

• A farm growing thousands of sunflowers

• An open field of grasses and wildflowers