Threats to Biodiversity Review

Which is NOT an example of a limiting factor.

• Climate
• Available Food & Water
• Available Space & Shelter
• Species color

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Is wind a biotic or abiotic factor?

• biotic

• abiotic

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Is predation a biotic or abiotic factor?

• biotic

• abiotic

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What does abiotic mean?

• Living
• Non-living
• Man made

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Select the BIOTIC factors

• Rain

• Prey

• Humans hunting

• Tornados

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What is biodiversity?

• The variety of organisms that live somewhere

• The population size

• The number of a specific organism in an ecosystem

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Why is biodiversity in an ecosystem so important?

• Because it can help humans where to determine good places to develop farm land.

• Because places that have a healthy biodiversity are unaffected by major disturbances.

• Because having a high biodiversity allows ecosystems to withstand major changes.

• Because having a high biodiversity allows for fewer opportunities of competition for similar resources.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Which acronym represents the threats to biodiversity?

• HIPPA

• HIPPO

• HIPCA

• HAPPY

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What does the H in HIPPO stand for?

• habitat loss

• overharvesting

• habitat restoration

• health decline

Nonnative sea lampreys invading the Great lakes and decreasing fish populations is an example of what part of HIPPO?

• invasive species - the I in HIPPO

• overharvesting - the O in HIPPO

• none of these

• pollution - one of the Ps in HIPPO

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