WorksheetsBiodiversity and Ecosystem Services
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What term describes the variety of different organisms found in an ecosystem?
a)
population
b)
biodiversity
c)
ecosystem services
2.
What term describes the positive benefits that wildlife or ecosystems provides to people?
a)
ecosystem services
b)
ecosystem
c)
biodiversity
3.
The most effective way to protect biodiversity is through...
a)
habitat fragmentation
b)
habitat destruction
c)
habitat preservation
4.
In some areas, farmer's rotate the order of crops planted in fields each year. Why?
a)
to maintain nitrogen levels in soil
b)
to prevent erosion
5.
A rainforest has an abundance of different plant an animal species. This is an example of what?
a)
population
b)
biodiversity
c)
conservation strategies
6.
Land developers plant grasses on steep slopes to stop erosion of topsoil. This is an example of what?
a)
biodiversity
b)
conservation strategies
c)
habitat preservation
7.
Which of the following is an example of an ecosystem service?
a)
water filtration
b)
food
c)
oxygen
d)
they all are!
8.
Which of the following is NOT a conservation strategy?
a)
sediment control pond
b)
crop harvesting
c)
critical area planting
9.
A land developer leaves bare soil exposed when clearing land for building. What might this cause?
a)
flooding
b)
soil erosion
c)
habitat preservation
10.
Why are wetlands important to maintaining biodiversity?
a)
water filtration
b)
flood prevention
c)
habitat preservation
d)
all of the above!
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