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ESS Test 1 (12th) 21-22

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is isolation?

a)

Process by which two populations become separated by geographical or genetic factors

b)

Process by which two populations become joined by geographical or genetic factors

c)

None of the above

2.

What is plate activity?

a)

Separation and collision of continental plates

b)

Separation of continental plates

c)

None of the above

3.

What is reproductive isolation?

a)

Phenomenom in which species have too many offspring

b)

Phenomenom in which species cannot produce offspring

c)

None of the above

4.

The number of species on in earth is not constant because:

a)

Species never change their number of individuals

b)

Species are being formed all the time but also dissapearing

c)

None of the above

5.

Background Extintion Rate is

a)

The natural extinction rate of all species per year

b)

The natural extinction rate of mammals per year

c)

The natural birth rate of all species per year

6.

A current species has two possibilities for the future:

a)

Evolve to a new species or become extinct

b)

Become extinct or remain the same species

c)

Evolve to a previous species or become extinct

7.

The numerical value of the background extinction rate is

a)

 1 species extinct106 species  year\frac{1\ species\ extinct}{10^6\ species\ \cdot\ year}  

b)

 10 species extinct106 species  year\frac{10\ species\ extinct}{10^6\ species\ \cdot\ year}  

c)

 100 species extinct106 species  year\frac{100\ species\ extinct}{10^6\ species\ \cdot\ year}  

8.

What is a mass extinction?

a)

Any event in which 75% off all species on Earth dissapear

b)

Any event in which 15% off all species on Earth dissapear

c)

Any event in which 5% off all species on Earth dissapear

9.

We are currently living in the:

a)

5th mass extinction

b)

2nd mass extinction

c)

6th mass extinction

10.

Scientist do not know exactly how many species there are. They only know that there are

a)

 1,8106 1,8\cdot10^6\   described species

b)

 1,8103 1,8\cdot10^3\   describes species

c)

None of the above

11.

Outline the reasons for unknowing the total number of species on Earth

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12.

Volcanic eruptions, droughts, floods, meteor impacts are:

a)

Natural events that cause loss of biodiversity

b)

Human actions that cause loss of biodiversity

c)

Country actions that cause loss of biodiversity

13.

Agriculture, habitat loss, invasive species, pollution, population, overhunting (A HIPPO) are:

a)

Natural events that cause loss of biodiversity

b)

Human actions that cause loss of biodiversity

c)

Country actions that cause loss of biodiversity

14.

Protection policies, monitoring systems, EVS of local residents, economic development are

a)

Natural events that cause loss of biodiversity

b)

Human actions that cause loss of biodiversity

c)

Country actions that cause loss of biodiversity

15.

The majority of tropical rainforests belong to LEDC

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Tropical rainforests :

a)

covers only 5,9% of earth's surface and contains 50% of all species

b)

covers only 50% of earth's surface and contains 5,9% of all species

c)

none of the above

17.

Tropical rainforests are found in

a)

Siberia, Australia, New Zealand

b)

South America, Africa, Southeast Asia

c)

North America, Central Europe, Middle East

18.

Rainforests are found in

a)

nutrient-rich soils

b)

nutrient-poor soils

c)

none of the above

19.

Explain why rainforests are vulnerable to disturbance

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20.

Explain what your E.V.S towards rainforests is.


Hint: Technocentric, Anthropocentric, Ecocentric

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