Biodiversity

Biological Diversity is referred to as what?

• Biversity

• Biosubversity

• Biodiversity

• Biodiversion

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Which group of animals has the most species?

• Plants

• Vertebrates

• Bacteria

• Insects

Species that are native to and found only within a limited area are called ....

• endemic species

• exotic species

• endangered species

• invasive species

Genetic diversity within populations is important to ...?

• food supply

• species survival

• disease spread

• species control

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A species that has a declining population and that is likely to become endangered if it is not protected is called ...

• diminishing

• extinct

• endangered

• threatened

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About how many species are known to science?

• 19 million

• 19 thousand

• 1.9 million

• 1.9 billion

The remaining tropical rainforests only cover about what percent of the Earth's land surface?

• 2%

• 7%

• 10%

• 15%

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

True or False. Human population growth has decellerated the rate of extinctions.

• True

• False

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True or False. Most of the crops produced around the world originated from a "few" areas of "high" biodiversity.

• True

• False

True or False. No part of an endangered and threatened species may be sold or traded.

• True

• False