Biodiversity Quiz

Which community has higher species evenness?

• Community A

• Community B

What is the species richness of the community?

Species richness is

• a measure of how all of the individual organisms in an ecosystem are balanced between the different species.

• the total number of different species found in an ecosystem

True or false: An ecosystem with high genetic diversity is healthier than an ecosystem with low genetic diversity.

• False

• True

These are goods taken directly from natural resources.

• Supporting services

• Cultural services

• Regulating services

• Provisioning services

These generate money and spiritual happiness through recreation at a National Park.

• Cultural services

• Regulating services

• Supporting services

• Provisioning services

These provide living spaces for plants or animals and maintain a diversity of plants and animals and are the basis of all ecosystems and their services.

• Supporting services

• Cultural services

• Provisioning services

• Regulating services

These maintain the quality of air and soil and provide flood and disease control.

• Cultural services

• Provisioning services

• Regulating services

• Supporting services

Which island would be the most biodiverse?

• Large island far from the mainland

• Large island close to the mainland

• Small island far from the mainland

• Small island close to the mainland

Species diversity ___ the further from the mainland.

• decreases

• stabilizes

• increases