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Challenges in Biodiversity

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Biodiversity simply means ____________________.

a)

a variety of life

b)

a variety of plants

c)

a variety of animals

d)

a variety of human race

2.

Which of the followingi is the largest ecosystem in the world?

a)

Dessert

b)

Ocean

c)

Mountain

d)

Grassland

3.

Which of the following is an EXAMPLE of biotic factor in an ecosystem?

a)

Plants

b)

Sunlight

c)

Soil

d)

Light

4.

When can we say that extinction occurs?

a)

when organisms stop reproducing

b)

when the last species dies

c)

when the species is decreasing

d)

when the species is reproducing

5.

Which of the following activities supports the ecosystem sustainability?

a)

Industrialization

b)

Deforestation

c)

Hunting

d)

Reforestation

6.

Which of the following is an abiotic factor?

a)

Animals

b)

Plants

c)

Fungi

d)

Water

7.

Endangered animals are _____________________.

a)

at risk of extinction

b)

captured in the zoo

c)

living in wildlife

d)

at risk of communicable disease

8.

A group of same kind of species living in a certain area at a particular period of time.

a)

Habitat

b)

Ecosystem

c)

Population

d)

Organization

9.

What will likely to happen if there is a rise of population size above the carrying capacity?

a)

Organisms will die because needs cannot be meet.

b)

Organisms will keep on reproducing.

c)

Organisms will consume less supply.

d)

Organisms will move to another ecosystem.

10.

Which of the following factors affects the population size?

a)

Birth

b)

Death

c)

Migration

d)

All of these

11.

Threatened species are _________________.

a)

particular species declining rapidly and becomes endangered

b)

particular species that are increasing and competing for supply

c)

particular species being the target for hunting

d)

particular species that are carrying diseases

12.

Which of the following human activities caused degradation of habitat?

a)

Conversion of agricultural land to housing projects

b)

Illegal logging

c)

Hunting

d)

All of the above

13.

Why is it important to keep a balanced ecosystem?

a)

Lead to higher production of food supply

b)

Ensure the continuous existence of species

c)

Disappearance of wildlife animals

d)

. Boost the ecotourism

14.

Which of the following is NOTa result of ecological degradation?

a)

pollution

b)

acid precipitation

c)

increase of wildlife

d)

destruction of coastal resources

15.

Which of the following human activities positively affects the biodiversity?

a)

Hunting

b)

Planting

c)

Overharvesting

d)

Illegal logging