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ES Unit 1

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

We are entering

a)

our first mass extinction

b)

the agricultural revolution

c)

our sixth mass extinction

d)

the industrial revolution

2.

A species whose decline acts as an early warning that an ecosystem is being degraded

a)

keystone species

b)

invasive species

c)

indicator species

d)

species richness

3.

Which one of these is NOT a threat to biodiversity?

a)

Population

b)

Overexploitation

c)

Walking on trails

d)

Invasive Species

4.

Biodiversity creates an unstable ecosystem.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Biodiversity provides resources humans depend on.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

The title of Rachel Carson's book

a)

Silent Spring

b)

When the Birds are Gone

c)

Summertime Sadness

d)

The Effect of Pesticides on Birds

7.

What is Species Richness?

a)

How much flavor an animal's meat has

b)

How close in number each species in an environment is

c)

How many resources a species has gathered for hibernation

d)

The number of different species represented in an ecological community

8.

A species that migrates into an ecosystem or is deliberately or accidentally introduced by humans

a)

Invasive Species

b)

Indicator Species

c)

Keystone Species

d)

Gifted Species

9.

Which one of these is NOT an example of an abiotic factor?

a)

Rocks

b)

Water systems

c)

Bacteria

d)

Sunlight

10.

What was THE major pivotal point in American history, beginning in the early 1800’s, that led to vast changes in the environment?

a)

Revolutionary War

b)

Industrial Revolution

c)

WWII

d)

The Invention of the Automobile

11.

Choose the 2 reasons why the palm trees on Easter Island went extinct

a)

Overharvesting for canoe production

b)

Overharvesting for rope and other materials used to build the Moai statues

c)

Overharvesting for totem poles

d)

Tsunami damage

12.

Sea otters are an example of a(n)

a)

Invasive Species

b)

Indicator Species

c)

Keystone Species

d)

Parasitic Species

13.

How do we remember the 6 threats to biodiversity?

a)

HIPPCA

b)

CHAPPY

c)

HIPPCO

d)

HARSCH