Onramps Bio Unit 5

________ of a species occurs when the last member of the species dies

• Extinction

• Ecosystem diversity

• Species diversity

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Which location would you expect to find greater species diversity?

• Canada

• Costa Rica

• Mexico

• United States

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________ refers to the variety of ecosystems that are present in the biosphere.

• Extinction

• Ecosystem diversity

• Species diversity

Which represents an indirect economic value of biodiversity?

• food

• clothing

• flood protection

• medicines

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__________ is the number of different species and the relative abundance of each species in a biological community.

• Extinction

• Ecosystem diversity

• Species diversity

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Which term best describes this collection of locations: a forest, a freshwater lake, an estuary, and a prairie.

• ecosystem diversity

• extinction

• genetic diversity

• species diversity

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Which is NOT a way in which species lose their habitat?

• background extinction

• destruction

• disruption

• pollution

Which condition triggered the chain of events off the coast of Alaska that caused the kelp forest to begin to disappear?

• a decrease in plankton

• in increase in sea otters

• overharvesting of plankton-eating whales

• pollution from pesticides

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What are resources called that are replaced by natural processes faster than they are consumed?

• renewable resources

• endemic

• bioremediation

• nonrenewable resources

Which term is a method that is used to restore biodiversity to a polluted or damaged area?

• biological augmentation

• biological corridor

• renewable resource

• sustainable use

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