Protecting Biodiversity

Which of the following environments would you expect to have the most biodiversity?

A. Desert B. Tropical Rainforest

C. Lake D. Corn Field

• A

• B

• C

• D

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How can you say that an ecosystem has high biodiversity?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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Which of the statements below best explain low biodiversity?

• A. Habitat or ecosystem that has a large number of different species.

• B. When there are few prominent species and small number of other species within a habitat.

• C. Greater number of different species in an area.

• D. An area that can maintain the stability of different organisms.

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The number and variety of organisms found in a specific region is known as

• Biodiversity

• Canopy Fogging

• Resiliance

• Biome

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This type of solution for protecting biodiversity involves planting trees to replace trees that have been cut or burned down.

• Reforestation

• Reclamation

• Reducing pollution

• Sustaining populations

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This type of threat to biodiversity involves cutting down forests, draining wetlands, or generally changing a habitat so much that is is no longer usable by organisms that live there

• Overexploitation

• Invasive species

• Habitat destruction

• climate change

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This type of threat to biodiversity involves the overuse of animal and plant species by humans for purposes including food, medicine, or clothing.

• Overexploitation

• Polllution

• Invasive species

• Climate change

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This type of threat to biodiversity refers to changes in climate patterns over time.

• Overexploitation

• Invasive species

• Climate Change

• Habitat destruction

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The orange-spotted filefish is highly sensitive to changes in water temperature. After long periods of warmer water temperatures, the fish disappeared from the coral reefs. Which threat to biodiversity caused the change in fish population to decrease?

• Invasive species

• Overexploitation

• Habitat destruction

• Climate change

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The benefits experienced by organisms, including humans, which are provided by healthy ecosystems

• Ecosystem services

• Biomes

• Resiliance

• Invasive species

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