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One of the most endangered habitats in the world, as a result of human development, pollution and climate change is

• Freshwater systems
• desert ecosystems
• marine ecosystems
• none of the above

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The environmental impact of mining includes erosion, loss of biodiversity,contamination of soil and water

• This is a short term impact.
• This is a long term impact.

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High biodiversity ensures that many different ecological niches (jobs, roles) are filled, which helps the ecosystem function well.

• True

• False

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When biodiversity increases

• Sustainability decreases

• Sustainability remains the same

• Sustainability also increases

• Sustainability becomes greater by 2

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What does biodiversity mean?

• Only one species in an area.
• The different amount of species in an area
• All abiotic life
• Nitrogen fixation

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What can you do to save endangered species?

• Protect wildlife

• To adopt them as pets

• To put them in zoos

• To make them reproduce

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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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Greater ____________________ means there are more habitats to support different types of organisms.

• Ecosystem Diversity

• Species Diversity

• Genetic Diversity

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Which ecosystem is more likely to survive a change in the environment?

• One with High biodiversity

• One with Low biodiversity

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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. 

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