Biodiversity/Ecological Succession

Which of the following forms of biodiversity describes all of the different types of biotic factors in an ecosystem?

• Species

• Habitat

• Genetic

• None of the Above

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

• Food Chain

• Food Web

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What has a higher biodiversity: a rain forest or a desert?

• Rain forest

• Desert

• They have a similar biodiversity

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

• Increases

• Decreases

• Remains the same

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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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Which factor is most likely to cause the number of rabbits living in an area to increase?

• less water

• fewer predators

• lack of shelter

• limited food

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When there is higher biodiversity

• more organisms are likely to die because they can't adapt to environmental changes.
• there is less diversity.
• there is more diversity and higher sustainability of life.
• there is more diversity and lower sustainability of life

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How do biodiversity and sustainability work together?

• The lower the biodiversity the greater the sustainability.
• The higher the biodiversity, the less sustainable the ecosystem
• The higher the biodiversity, the greater the sustainability.
• Biodiversity has nothing to do with sustainability.

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What is ecological succession?

• A slow change in an environment
• A change that takes days in an environment
• No change
• Abiotic change

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What are examples of pioneer species in a primary succession?

• Bushes and Shrubs
• Oak trees
• Mossess and Lichens 
• A rose Bush