WorksheetsNPP + threats to biodiversity
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is FALSE about exotic and invasive species?
Exotic species harm the native population
Invasive species harm to the native population
They both are nonnative to the location
They are away from their usual preditors
What is an example of overexploitation?
Building a city
Throwing chemicals in the water
Releasing lion fishes in a new location
Overharvesting
What is NOT an effect of climate change?
Coral bleaching
Lack of gene flow
Endangered species
Lakes drying up
Which will NOT increase NPP?
Functional diversity of plants
Species richness
Species evenness
Biodiversity
What is the course of chemical energy used in the food web?
Oxygen
NPP
Water
All of the above
What would NOT be an example of species richness positively impacting NPP?
Plant assemblages with lots of diversity absorbing more CO2
Desert mosses stabilize sand grains for great downstream effect to the ecosystem
All of the above
What is the MOST important threat to biodiversity?
Invasive species
Habitat loss
Pollution
Overexploitation
What kind of ecosystem would have the highest NPP?
One with the least diversity and richness
One with the most richness and evenness
One with the most diversity and richness
One with the least richness and evenness
What does resilience mean?
Measure of how strong a disaster was
Measure of how quickly a community recovers following a disturbance
Measure of how much a community is affected by a disturbance
How much force is needed to push you down
What does resistance mean?
Measure of how strong a disaster was
Measure of how quickly a community recovers following a disturbance
Measure of how much a community is affected by a disturbance
How much force is needed to push you down
