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Biodiversity Quiz

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which is NOT one of the three types of graphs we have used in science this year?
a)
bar graph
b)
pictograph
c)
line graph
d)
pie chart/pie graph
2.
Which graph is most appropriate to use when comparing time and temperature?
a)
bar
b)
time
c)
line
d)
picto
3.
What are microscopic animals that drift and have appendages?
a)
phytoplankton
b)
zooplankton
c)
craftplankton
d)
dabplankton
4.
What chemical gives phytoplankton its green color?
a)
Dr. Phil
b)
Chloride
c)
Algae
d)
Chlorophyll
5.
____ is an example of biodiversity with different communities where organisms live close 
a)
abiotic
b)
ecosystem
c)
biotic
d)
population
6.
how do fish eat?
a)
burping/slurping
b)
teeth/baleen
c)
they don't eat
d)
carnivorous/herbivorous
7.
when using a dichotomous key you always...
a)
start with the 1st question
b)
start with the last question
c)
never repeat steps
d)
pick steps randomly
8.
on a graph, the x axis is at the _____
a)
bottom
b)
top
c)
left side
d)
not on a graph
9.
What is the total magnification for a microscope, if you have an eyepiece of 10X and an objective of 4X?
a)
4X
b)
40X
c)
400X
d)
4000X
10.
Will you be taking your spiral home tonight AND studying?
a)
I will probably forget it in class
b)
Yes, I am taking it and I will be studying!!!
c)
Do we have a test tomorrow?
d)
I know everything and do not need to study at all
11.
Cetaceans can be divided into 2 groups based on whether they have?
a)
flukes/tail fins
b)
teeth/baleen
c)
lungs/gills
d)
flippers/dorsal fin
12.
What is the total magnification for a microscope, if you have an eyepiece of 10X and an objective of 30X?
a)
30X
b)
300X
c)
3000X
d)
3X
13.
All ocean food webs begin with ____
a)
carnivores
b)
zooplankton
c)
phytoplankton
d)
the sun
14.
A ____ feeds off another living organism (host).
a)
herbivore
b)
host
c)
parasite
d)
cleaner fish
15.
What are microscopic ocean plants that are prey of zooplankton? 
a)
zooplankton
b)
phytoplankton
c)
krill
d)
small fish
16.
Which organism receives the least energy from the sun?
a)
large shark
b)
phytoplankton
c)
mahi mahi
d)
zooplankton
17.
Using the 10% method, how many pounds of phytoplankton would support 10 pounds of large fish?
sun- phytoplankton- zooplankton- small fish- large fish
a)
10
b)
100
c)
1000
d)
10000