Biodiversity and its Importance

What is biodiversity?

• The variety of species of plants and animals that live in one environment

• The illegal killing of animals

• Plants, animals, and other living things that show up in a habitat where they don’t normally live

• All the living and nonliving things in an area working together as a system

Why is biodiversity important?

• To protect other critters

• To prevent the decline of biodiversity

• To keep Earth safe

• All of the above

What happens if one species disappears in an ecosystem?

• Other plants and animals connected to that species could go extinct too

• Nothing, it doesn't affect other species

• The ecosystem becomes healthier

• New species will appear

What is the role of keystone species?

• To protect other critters

• To keep whole ecosystems healthy

• To prevent the decline of biodiversity

• To hunt for sea turtles

What are some factors that contribute to declining biodiversity?

• Climate change, pollution, poaching, and habitat destruction

• Protecting animals like sharks

• Invasive species and ecosystem balance

• Plants and animals depending on each other

How many species have been documented out of the possibly billions of different species?

• Two million

• One billion

• Ten thousand

• Five hundred

What percentage of Earth's animals are at risk of extinction?

• 10%

• 50%

• 75%

• 33%

What can individuals do to protect biodiversity?

• Reduce plastic use and fight pollution

• Save the Earth and endangered species

• Protect animals like sharks

• All of the above

What is an ocean habitat dependent on?

• All its plants and animals

• Climate change and pollution

• Invasive species and ecosystem balance

• Keystone species

What is the Great Barrier Reef an example of?

• Coral reef ecosystems

• Declining biodiversity

• Invasive species

• Poaching