BIODIVERSITY (Mastery)

How do you know we have low biodiversity?

• We have a lot of different types of plants and animals

• We have a low amount of different types of plants and animals

• We have a lot of people who live in Las Vegas

• Nothing grows here

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A stable ecosystem typically has high biodiversity.

• True

• False

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High biodiversity makes an ecosystem more sustainable because the food web is stronger and organisms perform a wider variety of functions.

• True

• False

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High biodiversity makes it more likely that the ecosystem will be able to keep functioning after a disturbance, such as disease or natural disaster.

• True

• False

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High biodiversity makes the food web more complex and better able to support the most species, even if some populations decrease.

• True

• False

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High biodiversity is a sign of a healthy ecosystem.

• True

• False

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Why is biodiversity important to ecosystems?

• It helps populations adapt to ecological changes.

• It increases at each level of the food chain.

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Biodiversity, aka biological diversity, usually refers to

• the same species in a general location

• the number of different species in a given area

• the number of animal species in a given area

• the number of plant species in a given area

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What does the root "bio" mean...

• living

• nonliving

• toxic

• variety

What does the root "diversity" mean...

• living

• nonliving

• toxic

• variety

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