Biodiversity: From Local to Global

Fill in the blank: Biomes are variations in global patterns of temperature, sunlight, and ______.

• A) wind

• B) rainfall

• C) soil

• D) humidity

What is the significance of genetic diversity among individuals of different species?

• It leads to identical organisms

• It creates a uniform environment

• It results in a virtually limitless variety of individuals

• It has no impact.

Fill in the blank: Biodiversity is the diversity of all the genes, species, and ______ on Earth.

• planets

• habitats

• stars

• galaxies

Fill in the blank: Evolution occurs when the genes among groups of individuals within the same species change over ________.

• time

• space

• generations

• environments

Which of the following is NOT a result of genetic diversity?

• Different eye color

• Different leaf arrangement

• Identical body plans

• Different beak size

What is the result of evolution?

• Static species

• Unchanging environments

• Physical variety

• Genetic uniformity

Which of the following is a pool of genetic diversity?

• A single allele

• Different alleles for a particular trait

• Identical genes

• A single phenotype

What is the observable characteristic associated with an organism's genotype called?

• Genotype

• Phenotype

• Species

• Fitness

Fill in the blank: The interaction between genotype and _______ results in an individual's phenotype.

• Environment

• Species

• Mutation

• Evolution

What is the term for the repeated change in genotype over time resulting in a variety of phenotypes?

• Evolution

• Mutation

• Fitness

• Species