APES Unit 2 Review

High biodiversity is important because...

• it means that the ecosystem is more able to recover from disturbances.

• it means that the ecosystem is less able to recover from disturbances.

• it means that organisms are healthier and have more opportunities.

• it means that organisms are less healthy and have less opportunities.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Click the image to enlarge it. Which community has higher biodiversity RICHNESS?

• Community 1

• Community 2

• They are the same

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NGSS.HS-LS2-2

Click the image to enlarge it. Which community has higher biodiversity EVENNESS?

• Community 1

• Community 2

• They are the same

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NGSS.HS-LS2-2

If a natural disturbance occurs and a species undergoes a bottleneck effect, the resulting genetic diversity will be....

• increased

• decreased

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

Higher biodiversity =

• higher ecosystem resilience

• lower ecosystem resilience

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Tourism in Yellowstone National Park would be considered what type of ecosystem service?

• Provisioning

• Regulating

• Supporting

• Cultural

Bees pollinating our crops would be considered what type of ecosystem service?

• Provisioning

• Regulating

• Supporting

• Cultural

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

A forest that naturally purifies our air would be considered what type of ecosystem service?

• Provisioning

• Regulating

• Supporting

• Cultural

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

A river that naturally filters drinking water would be considered what type of ecosystem service?

• Provisioning

• Regulating

• Supporting

• Cultural

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Obtaining lumber from a forest would be considered what type of ecosystem service?

• Provisioning

• Regulating

• Supporting

• Cultural

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5