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WorksheetsConservation and Biodiversity Recap: Topics from Bio
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is species diversity?
a)
the variety of different organisms in an environment
b)
the number of individuals in a population
c)
the number of habitats on a continent
d)
how much food is available in a habitat
2.
Which of these describes genetic diversity?
a)
number of different species in an ecosystem
b)
the number of species on the planet
c)
variety in genotypes across a population
d)
number of populations in an ecosystem
3.
The theory of evolution says that living things ___________.
a)
grow and develop
b)
change over time
c)
stay the same throughout history
d)
change very quickly
4.
Who came up with the theory of evolution?
a)
Charles Darwin
b)
Albert Einstein
c)
Steven Hawking
d)
Mr. Fletcher
5.
Which habitat exhibits the greatest biodiversity?
a)
A habitat with 15 different species with about 300 individuals each
b)
A habitat with 10 different species with about 75 individuals each
c)
A habitat with 4 different species with about 150 individuals each
d)
A habitat with only one species with about 2000 individual
6.
Why is biodiversity so important?
a)
Because all species depend on each other to survive, so if one becomes extinct another species that relies on it could go extinct as well
b)
Because it’s better to have only one variation of each species.
c)
Because it better to only have a few species on Earth.
d)
Honestly, I have no idea what biodiversity is!
7.
What does biodiversity mean?
a)
Only one species in an area.
b)
The different amount of species in an area
c)
All abiotic life
d)
Change over time
8.
Which biome is more biodiverse?
a)
Desert
b)
Taiga
c)
Tundra
d)
Rainforest
9.
What do biologist call an ecosystem that has reached its maximum potential?
a)
Rainforest
b)
Environment
c)
Climax Community
d)
Biome
10.
The four large divisions of the geologic time scale.
a)
eras
b)
periods
c)
fossils
d)
rotations
11.
Geographic isolation for a long period of time can lead to the creation of a new _______.
a)
fossil
b)
environment
c)
species
12.
Which of the following is NOT a type of biodiversity?
a)
species diversity
b)
genetic diversity
c)
individual diversity
d)
ecosystem diversity
13.
What does Darwin's theory of evolution suggest?
a)
species change over time
b)
extinct species are not related to living species
c)
different species can interbreed
d)
animals that look alike are most closely related
14.
An adaptation is
a)
how animals change over time.
b)
a characteristic that helps and organism survive in its environment.
c)
a theory of how organisms change.
d)
the genes in an organism that determine how an organism is going to look.
15.
The differences among a species, like different bird beaks, are called
a)
genes.
b)
variations.
c)
traits.
d)
theories.
16.
Organisms with the most beneficial traits will survive. This is commonly known as
a)
theory of evolution.
b)
variations.
c)
survival of the fittest.
d)
ecosystems.
17.
Why are advantageous traits more likely to be passed onto offspring?
a)
Because they are more likely to survive and reproduce.
b)
Because they come from dominant alleles.
c)
Because they come from recessive alleles.
d)
Because the trait is an acquired phenotype.
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