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WorksheetsBiodiversity and Conservation
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is an invasive species?
a)
A native (naturally found) species which are added to an area.
b)
A non-native (not naturally found) species added to an area.
c)
A keystone species in an environment
d)
none of the above
2.
What is the variety of ecosystems that are present in the biosphere?
a)
species diversity
b)
genetic diversity
c)
ecosystem diversity
d)
biodiversity
3.
What is the variety of genes present?
a)
bidiversity
b)
species diversity
c)
extinction
d)
genetic diversity
4.
The number of different species and the abundance of each species in a biological community.
a)
genetic diversity
b)
ecosystem diversity
c)
extinction
d)
species diversity
5.
______ ______ includes thing like minerals, fossil fuels, plants, animals, clean water, and solar energy.
a)
Overexpoitation
b)
Natural Resources
c)
Nonrenewable Resources
6.
_______ happens when fertilizers, animal waste, sewage or other substances rich in nitrogen and phosphorus are lost into waterways causing excessive algae growth.
a)
Eutrophication
b)
Introduced species
c)
Biological Augmentation
d)
Nonrenewable Resource
7.
The use of living natural organisms to detoxify a polluted area?
a)
Biological Augmentation
b)
Introduced Species
c)
Bioremediation
8.
Species that are only found in a specific geographic area are _______.
a)
Introduced species
b)
Local species
c)
Endemic
d)
Biodiversity hot spot
9.
What effect is shown in this picture? (The pond is green from algae).
a)
biomagnification
b)
eutrophication
c)
habitat fragmentation
d)
invasive species
10.
The practice of harvesting or hunting to such a degree that remaining individuals may not be able to replenish the population is called _____.
a)
biomagnification
b)
overexploitation
c)
edge effects
d)
natural resource
11.
The process shown here is called __.
a)
biomagnification
b)
eutrophication
c)
invasive species
d)
mass extinction
12.
When excess nutrients make their way into the waterways in runoff from lawns:
a)
fish populations increase
b)
algal blooms increase
c)
frog population increases
d)
people get more vitamins in their water
13.
the breaking of habitats into smaller pieces is called...
a)
habitat division
b)
habitat pollution
c)
habitat corruption
d)
habitat fragmentation
14.
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and the Convention on Biological Diversity are examples of
a)
organizations that promote poaching.
b)
polls measuring American opinion about biodiversity.
c)
treaties to protect biodiversity.
d)
laws to increase the number of species
15.
Extinction rates are significantly __________ in recent decades than before.
a)
Lower
b)
Higher
16.
Biologists put extra effort into protecting these because they have many species living in them.
a)
Cities
b)
Biodiversity Hotspots
c)
Farms
d)
Conservation stations
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