Maintaining Biodiversity

What term describes the variety of different organisms found in an ecosystem?

• population
• biodiversity
• ecosystem services

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What term describes the positive benefits that wildlife or ecosystems provides to people?

• ecosystem services
• ecosystem
• biodiversity

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The most effective way to protect biodiversity is through...

• habitat fragmentation
• habitat destruction
• habitat preservation

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Where does the energy from an ecosystem come from?

• Trees
• Sun
• Plants
• Water

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A population is

• a group of similar species in different areas

• a group of the same species in the same geographic area.

• a group of several species in the same geographic area

• a group of several species along with their abiotic factors in a small area.

Biodiversity, aka biological diversity, usually refers to

• the same species in a general location

• the number of different species in a given area

• the number of animal species in a given area

• the number of plant species in a given area

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Which factor is most likely to cause the number of rabbits living in an area to increase?

• less water

• lack of shelter

• fewer predators

• limited food

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