Biodiversity

What is Biodiversity?

• The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.

• The destruction of the environment by humans.

• The process of animals becoming extinct.

• The process of plants growing.

Which of the following is not a threat to biodiversity?

• Climate Change

• Deforestation

• Urbanization

• Wildlife Conservation

What does habitat destruction lead to?

• Increase in biodiversity

• Loss of species

• Increase in population of species

• None of the above

Which of the following can be a result of LOSS of biodiversity?

• Increase in animal species

• Disruption of ecosystems

• Increase in plant species

How can we help conserve biodiversity?

• By polluting the environment

• By hunting and poaching animals

• By planting trees and protecting habitats

• By cutting down trees

What is the primary cause of habitat destruction?

• Plant growth

• Animal migration

• Human activities

• Natural disasters

Why is biodiversity important for ecosystems?

• It leads to habitat destruction

• It increases pollution levels

• It increases environmental resistance to change

• It reduces the number of species

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 for fewer opportunities of competition for similar resources.

• Because having a high biodiversity allows ecosystems to withstand disturbances (major changes).

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. 

How do biodiversity and stability work together?

• The lower the biodiversity the greater the stability of an ecosystem.

• The higher the biodiversity, the less stable the ecosystem

• The higher the biodiversity, the greater the stability of the ecosystem.

• Biodiversity has nothing to do with ecosystem stability.