Biodiversity Review

Scientists who study taxonomy are called

• botanists

• paleontologists

• systematists

• zoologists

The Five Kingdom classification system was used until the invention of

• the microscope

• DNA sequencing

• genes

• the scientific method

Species in the kingdom Plantae use photosynthesis & cannot move.

• True

• False

A scientist is trying to classify a new organism. It's a microorganism. It is prokaryotic, and reproduces through binary fission. It was found living in a hydrothermal vent. What is the best classification for the organism?

• Virus

• Arachae

• Eukarya

• Bacteria

If the number of algae in the ocean decreases by 50%, the population of its consumers, goby fish, will INCREASE TO ITS CARRYING CAPACITY.

• True

• False

• Not enough information to tell

A population references __________ species while community references _________ species in an area.

• one, all

• all, one

• some, all

• all, some

A riverbed is home to many organisms, including trout, bears, and some small animals. This is an example of a(n)

• population

• community

• ecosystem

• species

Consider the following scenario:

Every year, the desert has a hot season. The little water that was available is no more scarce. Some organisms are unable to tolerate the increased temperature, so they have to move to other locations to survive.

Which word can best be used to describe this scenario?

• predation

• disturbance

• biodiversity

• damming

Which situation is an example of interspecific competition?

• maple tree seedlings competing for sunlight

• a snake and fox hunting mice

• alligators hunting fish

• bacteria living in the human colon

Which change would create a new ecosystem?

• a yearly migration

• an introduced species

• a lake freezing over

• a dam flooding a valley