Biodiversity Mini Assessment

True or False? A claim is a yes or no answer.

• True

• False

True or False? A claim should be a conclusion statement that answers a question.

• True

• False

True or False? I should explain and insert details that answer the question in my claim.

• True

• False

Which of the following do NOT count as evidence in a CER?

• Scientific data (numbers, observations)

• Information from credible sources (videos, audio, etc.)

• Personal opinions or ideas

• Journal articles

What should the reasoning section of a CER include?

• More pieces of evidence I had not previously mentioned

• Repeated sentences from my claim

• An explanation that directly connects the evidence to the claim

• A restatement or summary of the evidence

The variety of life found on Earth is known as...

• Biodiversity

• Ecosystem Diversity

• Environmental Diversity

• Genetic Diversity

Variety and abundance of different species in an ecosystem

• Biodiversity

• Species Diversity

• Genetic Diversity

• Functional Diversity

Variety of genes in a population or species

• Biodiversity

• Species Diversity

• Genetic Diversity

• Functional Diversity

Variety of ecological roles each organism has in their ecosystem.

• Biodiversity

• Species Diversity

• Genetic Diversity

• Functional Diversity

True or False? High biodiversity is a marker of a stable and healthy ecosystem.

• True

• False