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WorksheetsBiodiversity-Objectives #1-5
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Protecting a species because it has or may have value in healthcare.
a)
Medical argument
b)
Ethical/Moral/ Spiritual/Aesthetic Argument
c)
Ecological Argument
d)
Agricultural Argument
2.
The aesthetic value of something is concerned with what?
a)
Right and wrong
b)
Good and Bad
c)
the appreciation of beauty
d)
spirituality
3.
The idea that something is good or bad is the concern of what?
a)
Morality
b)
Ethics
c)
Spiritual
d)
Aesthetics
4.
The idea that something is either right or wrong is the concern of what type of thinking?
a)
Aesthetics
b)
Spirituality
c)
Morality
d)
Ethics
5.
Protecting a species because it participates in symbiotic relationships with other organisms such as mutualism and parasitism.
a)
Environmental argument
b)
Medicinal argument
c)
Ecological argument
d)
Ethical/moral/ spiritual/aesthetic argument
6.
Protecting a species because people have found a way to make money from it.
a)
Economic argument
b)
Ecological arguement
c)
Environmental arguement
d)
Ethical/moral/ spiritual/aesthetic arguement
7.
Protecting a species because it contributes in some way to providing food for humans.
a)
Ethical/moral/ spiritual/aesthetic arguement
b)
Agricultural arguement
c)
Ecological arguement
d)
Economic arguement
8.
Honey bees pollinate berries, almonds, okra, cashews and broccoli. This is an example of which reason to protect honey bees?
a)
environmental arguement
b)
ecological arguement
c)
agricultural arguement
d)
ethical/moral/ spiritual/aesthetic arguement
9.
The rosy periwinkle plant contains a chemical that helped create a medicine called Taxol, which can treat certain cancers. This is an example of which reason to protect the plant?
a)
ethical/moral/ spiritual/aesthetic arguement
b)
ecological arguement
c)
agricultural arguement
d)
medicinal arguement
10.
The shape of a whale's fins has been imitated by engineers in the design of wind turbine blades. This is an example of which reason to preserve whales.
a)
Economic arguement
b)
Ethical/moral/ spiritual/aesthetic arguement
c)
Ecological arguement
d)
Agricultural arguement
11.
People travel to Galveston Island each year to see neotropical birds as they migrate back and fourth from N. America to S. America. They eat in restaurants and stay in hotels. This is an example of which reason to protect birds?
a)
Economic arguement
b)
Ecological Arguement
c)
Agricultural Arguement
d)
Medicinal Arguement
12.
Anglers (people who fish) spend money each year on equipment, licenses, bait, food and fuel. This is an example of which reason to protect fish?
a)
Ecological arguement
b)
Economic arguement
c)
Environmental arguement
d)
Medicinal arguement
13.
Skunks are omnivores. They help control populations of insects, amphibians and worms. This is an example of which reason to protect skunks?
a)
economic arguement
b)
ethical/moral/ spiritual/aesthetic arguement
c)
ecological arguement
d)
agricultural arguement
14.
imitation of the models, systems and elements of nature for the purpose of solving complex human problems.
a)
ecotourism
b)
biomimicry
c)
biology
d)
ecology
15.
Visiting somewhere to see a particular ecosystem or species
a)
ecology
b)
biomimicry
c)
ecotourism
d)
biology
16.
Our upcoming field class to the Warren Ranch to see the Katy Prairie, the plants and animals that live there, is an example of what?
a)
biomimicry
b)
ecology
c)
biology
d)
ecotourism
17.
A scientist was inspired by the way certain plant seeds stick to clothing or fur. This helped him invent Velro.
a)
eoctourism
b)
ecology
c)
biology
d)
biomimicry
18.
The piney woods are majestic, beautiful and inspirational to some people. This is an example of which reason to protect that ecosystem?
a)
Ecological arguement
b)
Economic arguement
c)
Ethical/Moral/Spiritual/ Aesthetic arguement
d)
Agricultural arguement
19.
To the Apache native American tribe, the fox is revered as symbol of cunning and wisdom. This is an example of which reason to protect it?
a)
Ecological arguement
b)
Agricultural arguement
c)
Economic arguement
d)
Ethic/Moral/ Spiritual/Aesthetic Arguement
20.
Wasps eat caterpillars that grow on plants such as tomatoes, squash, cucumbers and melons. The caterpillars eat the leaves of the plants. This is an example of which reason to protect the wasp?
a)
agricultural arguement
b)
ethical/moral/ spiritual/aesthetic arguement
c)
economic arguement
d)
medicinal arguement
21.
Which of the following crops comprise half of the standard American diet?
a)
corn, wheat, rice
b)
rice, apples, corn
c)
apples, potatoes, wheat
d)
wheat, corn, sugar
22.
Which list of terms below shows the number of organisms remaining on Earth from least to greatest.
a)
Extinct, extinct in the wild, endangered, threatened
b)
extinct in the wild, extinct, endangered, threatened
c)
threatened, endangered, extinct in the wild, extinct
d)
endangered, extinct in the wild, threatened, extinct
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