Biodiversity and Conservation

True or false: An ecosystem with high genetic diversity is healthier than an ecosystem with low genetic diversity.

• True

• False

Match the following statements with the correct words.

• This type of diversity refers to the number of species & abundance of species in a particular place

• Surviving

• This type of diversity is the variation in genes within a species.

• ecological

• The variety of life found on Earth.

• Genetic

• This type of diversity refers to the ways that species interact with each other & their environment

• biodiversity

• Organisms with a large gene pool have a great chance of ____ than a population w/limited variability

• Species

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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. 

This picture is a great example of ____________ biodiversity.

• high
• moderate
• low
• hhhmmmm there is no way to know without counting.

This picture is a great example of ____________ biodiversity.

• high
• moderate
• low
• hhhmmmm there is no way to know without counting.

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

• Food Chain

• Food Web

In general, as you move from the poles to the equator, biodiversity...

• Increases

• Decreases

• Remains the same

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.

What are the three main parts of Biodiversity? (Check all that apply)

• Endangered

• Species

• Genetic

• High Risk

• Ecosystem

What else could low biodiversity mean?

• The organisms that live here suffer

• Our ecosystem is healthy and can recover from disruption quickly

• A disruption to our ecosystem won't recover as quickly

• Disruptions happen all the time and can easily be fixed