Biodiversity

Biodiversity 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

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Which biome is more biodiverse?

• Desert

• Grassland

• Tundra

• Rainforest

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Why is biodiversity important in fighting disease in food crops?

• It prevents one disease from wiping out an entire food crop.
• It prevents habitat loss of native species.
• It provides different foods for different populations.
• It prevents fungal disease from wiping out corn crops.

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Currently sharks are on a rapid decline due to overfishing. If sharks go extinct will this affect the biodiversity of the ocean?

• No, sharks are not important.
• No, sharks will only affect the seal populations.
• Yes, it will disrupt the entire food chain in the ocean.
• Yes, but only a little.

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High biodiversity removes the predators and parasites in the ecosystem and makes it safer.

• True

• False

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How do biodiversity and stability work together?

• The lower the biodiversity the greater the stability of an ecosystem.

• The higher the biodiversity, the less stable the ecosystem

• The higher the biodiversity, the greater the stability of the ecosystem.

• Biodiversity has nothing to do with ecosystem stability.

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High biodiversity is 

• having a lot of the same organism.
• having a few of the same organism.
• having a lot of variety of different organisms.
• only having one of each organism. 

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A species as risk for extinction is classified as _____________?

• Endangered

• Least Concern

• Healthy

• Alert Status

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Which ecosystem is more likely to survive a change in the environment?

• One with High biodiversity

• One with Low biodiversity

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Which habitat exhibits the greatest biodiversity?

• A habitat with 15 different species with about 300 individuals each
• A habitat with 10 different species with about 75 individuals each
• A habitat with 4 different species with about 150 individuals each
• A habitat with only one species with about 2000 individual

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