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Eco Quiz Bee

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the organisms that break down dead stuff?

a)

Producer

b)

consumer

c)

Organism

d)

Decomposer

2.
What is the term used to describe all living things in an ecosystem?
a)
Biotic Factors
b)
Abiotic Factors
c)
Environmental Factors
d)
Population
3.
These are organisms that creates their own food such as plants and trees.
a)
Population
b)
Community
c)
Producers
d)
Consumers
4.
This picture shows people walking through a highly-polluted city in China. From what type of pollution are they protecting themselves based on what they are wearing?

a)
air pollution
b)
water pollution
c)
land pollution
d)
noise pollution
5.

What is Pollution?

a)

an unhealthy diet

b)

global warming

c)

lands, people and plants

d)

harmful substance introduced to the environment

6.
Which one of the following is not a possible consequence from enhanced global warming?
a)
lower sea levels
b)
methane escaping from melting permafrost
c)
extermination of species
d)
Greenland ice melting
7.

What are the 3 types of biodiversity?

a)

Genetic, forest, aquatic

b)

Agriculture, pharmaceutical, deforestation

c)

Genetic, Species, Ecosystem

d)

Biology, chemistry, geography

8.

What is the definition of Endemic Species?

a)

a species of bug

b)

an extinct species

c)

Species found in more than one location

d)

Species found in only one location

9.
One solution for reducing the amount of atmospheric carbon dioxide would be to
a)
increase oceanic temperatures to enhance carbon dioxide uptake
b)
increase the rate of removal of tropical rain forests
c)
decrease the total area of rice paddies
d)
decrease the use of fossil fuels
10.
Conservation is the act of conserving, or protecting the environment, plants, and animals. Why is this so important? What are some things you can do to help conserve our environment? 
a)
leave water on, leave TV on, run dishwasher with 1 plate
b)
run the washing machine with 1 shirt
c)
leave the refrigerator door open
d)
turn off water, turn off lights, turn off TV
11.

Why is reducing your carbon footprint so important?

a)

Carbon dioxide is the main cause of global warming

b)

Carbon dioxide helps grow forests and grasslands

c)

The atmosphere will cool with too little carbon dioxide.

d)

Sea levels will drop with too much carbon dioxide.

12.
What are the greatest problems facing plants, animals, and people?
a)
introducing new species that  can cause problems 
b)
habitat destruction
c)
illegal hunting 
d)
all of the above
13.

What term describes the maximum amount of organisms an ecosystem can support?

a)

limiting factor

b)

carrying capacity

c)

population

d)

Biome

14.

What effect does Human deforestation have on Biodiversity?

a)

It increases Biodiversity of plants and animals

b)

It has no effect on Biodiversity

c)

It decrease Biodiversity of both plants and animals

d)

It only lowers the biodiversity of plant life

15.

How do humans harm Biodiversity by building a Road or development in an area?

a)

Habitat fragmentation

b)

Pollution

c)

No harm to biodiversity

d)

Increase biodiversity

16.

How do nonnative species harm native species in ecosystems?

a)

By providing native species with more food sources

b)

By having no predators to keep their numbers under control, reduces amount of food for native species

c)

habitat fragmentation

d)

Biological magnification

17.

How do Humans have a negative impact on the climate? (Carbon Cycle)

a)

Building Solar Power Plants

b)

Building Hydroelectric power

c)

Planting trees

d)

Burning Fossil fuels

18.
An event  in which a large percentage of all living species become extinct in a relatively short period of time.
a)
Habitat fragmentation 
b)
Mass extinction
c)
Overexploitation
d)
Background extinction
19.
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.
20.
Which term refers to the process by which individuals that are better suited to the environment survive and reproduce therefore passing down their genes to their offspring? 
a)
Evolution 
b)
Variation 
c)
Adaptation
d)
Natural Selection