Biodiversity Terms and Topics

All living and nonliving things that surround an animal are part of its

• food chain
• life cycle
• atmosphere
• habitat

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What does biodiversity mean?

• Only one species in an area.
• The different amount of species in an area
• All abiotic life
• Nitrogen fixation

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High biodiversity makes the food web more complex and better able to support the most species, even if some populations decrease.

• True

• False

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What does monoculture mean?

• A game to acquire as much money and property as possible

• The growing of multiple crops in one particular area

• The growing of multiple types of animals in one particular area

• The growing of a single crop in one particular area

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How many kingdoms of life are there?

• 2

• 3

• 6

• 8

Mushrooms are a part of what Kingdom of Life?

• Animal Kingdom

• Plant Kingdom

• Fungi Kingdom

• Protist Kingdom

An Amoeba is a part of what life kingdom?

• Animal

• Plant

• Fungi

• Protist

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The Narwhal pictured here is a part of what Kingdom of Life?

• Animal Kingdom

• Plant Kingdom

• Protist Kingdom

• Fungi Kingdom

What is a keystone species?

• A species that helps to hold an ecosystem together

• A species that lives in or around rocks

• Keys and stones have nothing to do with ecology

• A keystone isn't a living thing, it's just a stone

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Why are bees considered a keystone species?

• The honey they make supports the bear population

• They pollinate flowers that produce fruit which supports the ecosystem

• They sting when threatened

• They live in hives

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