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Intro to Biological Diversity

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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.
2.
What is this an example of?
a)
diversity of species
b)
variation
c)
vestigial structures
d)
DNA studies
3.

Group of organisms that all share the same characteristics.

a)

Family

b)

Species

c)

Order

d)

Kingdom

4.

A species is a group of organisms with the same ...............

a)

colour

b)

size

c)

features

d)

appearance

5.

Organisms that belong to the same species can .......... with each other.

a)

interact

b)

fight

c)

breed

6.

When organisms of the same species breed together they will have ......................

a)

sons and daughters

b)

offspring

c)

children

7.

When organisms of the same species breed together, their offspring, sometimes, belong to an other species.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Organisms that belong to different species cannot usually breed with each other

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Why is biodiversity in an ecosystem so important?

a)

Because it can help humans where to determine good places to develop farm land.

b)

Because places that have a healthy biodiversity are unaffected by major disturbances.

c)

Because having a high biodiversity allows ecosystems to withstand major changes.

d)

Because having a high biodiversity allows for fewer opportunities of competition for similar resources.

10.

All of the different organisms interacting in a pond make up

a)

a community

b)

a population

c)

the habitat

d)

an organism

11.

What does the root "bio" mean...

a)

living

b)

nonliving

c)

toxic

d)

variety

12.

What does the root "diversity" mean...

a)

living

b)

nonliving

c)

toxic

d)

variety

13.

(a)   is the variety of living things in the world.

14.
High biodiversity is 
a)
having a lot of the same organism.
b)
having a few of the same organism.
c)
having a lot of variety of different organisms.
d)
only having one of each organism. 
15.

The more different types of organisms and the more relationships that can occur between organisms the greater the...

a)

Species Diversity

b)

Genetic Diversity

c)

Ecosystem Diversity

16.

Greater ____________________ means there are more habitats to support different types of organisms.

a)

Ecosystem Diversity

b)

Species Diversity

c)

Genetic Diversity

17.

Look at each picture carefully. Decide if the picture shows a population or a community.


The deer in the forest.

a)

Population

b)

Community

18.

Look at the picture carefully. Decide if the picture shows a population or a community.


All of the animals in the rain forest.

a)

Population

b)

Community

19.

Look at each picture carefully. Decide if the picture shows a population or a community.


The sharks in the Pacific Ocean.

a)

Population

b)

Community

20.

Look at each picture carefully. Decide if the picture shows a population or a community.


All the species in the ocean.

a)

Population

b)

Community

21.

Look at each picture carefully. Decide if the picture shows a population or a community.


The penguins in Antarctica.

a)

Population

b)

Community

22.

Look at each picture carefully. Decide if the picture shows a population or a community.


All the animals in the grasslands.

a)

Population

b)

Community