Biodiversity

Biodiversity Day

• May 22

• Feb 22

• March 22

• June 22

Xerophytes are

• Temperate plants

• Frozen plants

• Tropical Plants

• None of the above

What are the 3 mineral nutrients found in an ecosystem?

• Calcium, Chloride, Phosphorus 
• Carbohydrates, Sodium, Potassium
• Potassium, Sulfur, Phosphorus
• Carbon, Nitrogen, Phosphorus

Which of the following forms of biodiversity describes all of the different livable spaces in an ecosystem?

• Species

• Habitat

• Genetic

• None of the Above

Which do you think has a higher species diversity biodiversity, a food chain or a food web?

• Food Chain

• Food Web

In general, as you move from the equator to the poles, what happens to biodiversity>

• Increases

• Decreases

• Remains the same

Cattle egrets are birds that forage in fields among cattle. The egrets get easy access to food and the cattle don't care if they are there or not.

• mutualism
• commensalism
• competition
• parasitism

Mistletoe extracts water and nutrients from the spruce tree to the tree's detriment (harm). 

• Mutualsim 
• Parasitism 
• Commensalism 

What is the role of decomposers in a food chain?

• Use sunlight to make food
• Eat other organisms to gain energy
• Make the food for the whole food chain
• Break down dead organisms and add nutrients to the soil

Biodiversity, aka biological diversity, usually refers to

• the same species in a general location

• the number of different species in a given area

• the number of animal species in a given area

• the number of plant species in a given area