Biodiversity and Extinction Quiz

What term describes the many different types of life that exist in an environment?

• Endangered Species

• Biological Diversity

• Biodiversity

• Trace Fossil

Which of the following best defines an organism that is in danger of extinction due to its low number of remaining individuals?

• Extinct

• Endangered Species

• Predator

• Nutrients

What is the term for data or information that either supports a statement or shows that it is not true?

• Evidence

• Pollute

• Trace Fossil

• Species

What word is used to describe a species of animals that once lived on Earth but which no longer exists?

• Endangered Species

• Extinct

• Prey

• Population

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

What is the term for a natural, nonliving solid crystal that makes up rocks?

• Nutrients

• Minerals

• Organism

• Trace Fossil

What do we call a substance such as a fat, a protein, or a carbohydrate that a living thing needs to survive?

• Nutrients

• Pollutant

• Prey

• Trace Fossil

What does the term "pollute" mean?

• To put harmful materials into the air, water, or soil

• To protect and conserve the environment

• To use resources sustainably

• To increase the number of species in an ecosystem

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What is the term for the group of organisms of the same species living in the same area?

• Ecosystem

• Habitat

• Population

• Community

Which term describes an animal that hunts and eats another animal?

• Prey

• Predator

• Species

• Organism

What is the term for an animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal?

• Predator

• Prey

• Species

• Nutrients