Quiz Unit 3 Lesson 1 Ecosytem Dynamics

What is an Ecosystem?

• a system made up of all the living and nonliving things in a given area

• a system of only living things in a given area

• a system of only nonliving things in a given area.

• none of these

Which of the following are nonliving factors?

• water, air, algae

• air, rocks, algae

• sand, air, rocks

• sand, plants, air

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What is Biodiversity?

• Biodiversity is the term used to describe weather patterns.
• Biodiversity is the variety of life forms on Mars.
• Biodiversity is the variety of life forms on Earth.
• Biodiversity is the study of rocks on Earth.

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What is genetic diversity?

• Genetic diversity is the variety of different versions of genes within a species.
• Genetic diversity is the same as genetic modification.
• Genetic diversity refers to the number of chromosomes in an organism.
• Genetic diversity is only relevant in plants, not animals.

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What is Species Diversity?

• Species diversity is the variety of different species within a specific ecosystem or area.
• Species diversity only considers the physical appearance of species.
• Species diversity is the same as genetic diversity.
• Species diversity refers to the number of individuals within a species.

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What is Ecosystem Diversity?

• The amount of rainfall in an ecosystem.
• Variety of different ecosystems within a specific area or region.
• The number of species within an ecosystem.
• The temperature range in an ecosystem.

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Which of the following statements best describes LOW species diversity?

• a state park includes multiple forest, wetlands, and freshwater ecosystems

• all of these

• a population of frogs has a wide variety of skin colors.

• a marsh system is covered by a single species of cattails.

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The photo is an example of.....?

• ecosystem diversity

• dynamics

• genetic diversity

• species diversity

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The photo is an example of....?

• species diversity

• genetic diversity

• ecosystem diversity

• animal diversity

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What is High biodiversity?

• An ecosystem with a wide variety of different species of plants, animals, and other organisms.
• An ecosystem with a moderate variety of different species of plants and animals
• An ecosystem with only one species of plant
• An ecosystem with no living organisms

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