Biodiversity

Biodiversity is greater

• At the poles

• At the equator

• At the middle latitudes

• Nowhere...it is equal across the globe.

What is biodiversity?

• All life on the planet.

• The number of organisms in a specific ecosystem.

• The total variety of all life on Earth.

• The variety of animals on Earth.

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Which of the following is considered a Keystone species?

• Lions

• Boa Constrictor

• Anchovies

• Honey Bees

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75% of the Bluefin Tuna in the Pacific have been lost in the last 30 years.

• True

• False

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Biodiversity index is a measure of the biodiversity of an ecosystem. The higher the number the healthier the ecosystem is considered.

• True

• False

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Which populations would be impacted by the loss of the keystone species, sea otters?

• Sea Urchins

• Krill

• Tuna

• Kelp

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A biodiversity hotspot is

• an area with higher temperatures than the surrounding areas.

• an area with low biodiversity that needs protection.

• an area of rich biodiversity that faces serious threats to its existence.

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The permanent loss of large numbers of species over a relatively short period of geological time is known as

• a big problem.

• a diversity shift.

• an extinction event.

• a single point loss.

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Which of these human activities is impacting global biodiversity?

• Overfishing

• Deforestation (cutting down forests)

• Creating dams for power

• Growth of urban centers (cities)

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The area of our planet with life is called the

• Asthenosphere

• Lithospshere

• Mesosphere

• Biosphere

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