Biodiversity and Ecology Quiz

What is the term for the variety of life across all levels of ecological organization?

• Ecosystem

• Biodiversity

• Genetic diversity

• Species diversity

All the living things an their physical environments within a particular area

• Ecosystem

• Biodiversity

• Genetic diversity

• Species diversity

What defines a group of individuals that interbreed and produce fertile offspring?

• Population

• Species

• Community

• Habitat

The specific environment in which an organism lives

• Population

• Species

• Community

• Habitat

All the populations in a particular area

• Population

• Species

• Community

• Habitat

Members of a species that live in the same area at the same time

• Population

• Species

• Community

• Habitat

What is the specific environment in which an organism lives called?

• Ecosystem

• Community

• Habitat

• Resource

What is the term for the illegal killing or capturing of an organism?

• Habitat fragmentation

• Overharvesting

• Poaching

• Invasive species

What is the process by which the land that is suitable for wildlife becomes separated into smaller patches that are not connected?

• Habitat fragmentation

• Endangered species

• Invasive species

• Overharvesting

The differences in DNA among individuals within species and populations

• Genetic Diversity

• Endangered species

• Invasive species

• Overharvesting