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Biodiversity and Human Impact

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Forested area located in the tropics. Characterized by abundant Rainfall:

a)

Tropical Forest

b)

Taiga

c)

Temperate Forest

d)

Savanna

2.

Cold with permafrost and ice:

a)

Tundra

b)

Chaparral

c)

Temperate Forest

d)

Taiga

3.

Cold (but warmer than tundra), more precipitation than tundra, has coniferous trees:

a)

Grassland

b)

Chaparral

c)

Temperate Forest

d)

Taiga

4.

Contains coniferous and deciduous trees:

a)

Grassland

b)

Tropical Forest

c)

Temperate Forest

d)

Savanna

5.

Cold winters and hot summers:

a)

Grassland

b)

Desert

c)

Chaparral

d)

Savanna

6.

Tropical grassland with alternating wet and dry seasons:

a)

Grassland

b)

Desert

c)

Temperate Forest

d)

Savanna

7.

Less than 25.9 cm of precipitation per year:

a)

Grassland

b)

Desert

c)

Tundra

d)

Savanna

8.

Found in coastal regions with warm, dry summers and mild winters:

a)

Desert

b)

Chaparral

c)

Temperate Forest

d)

Tropical Forest

9.

Select the 3 Greenhouse Gases:

a)

Carbon Dioxide

b)

Methane

c)

Water Vapor

d)

Oxygen

e)

Hydrogen

10.

What makes up an organisms habitat? (Select 3)

a)

Sufficient territory

b)

Necessary food and water

c)

Habitat range

d)

Competition

e)

Consistent Rainfall

11.

What term matches this definition:

The variety of life in the world or a particular ecosystem.

a)

Biodiversity

b)

Ecosystem

c)

Biosphere

d)

None of the above

12.

Which answer contains the 5 major causes of habitat destruction?

a)

Deforestation, Urbanization, Pollution, Invasive Species, Natural Disasters.

b)

Deforestation, Urbanization, Pollution, Poaching, Natural Disasters.

c)

Reforestation, Urbanization, Pollution, Invasive Species, Natural Disasters.

d)

None of the above

13.

Select three causes of deforestation:

a)

Urbanization

b)

Logging

c)

Mining

d)

Conservation

e)

Restoration

14.

Which term best matches this definition:

The introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause adverse change.

a)

Pollution

b)

Climate Change

c)

Global Warming

d)

Urbanization

15.

Why is the ozone layer important?

a)

It blocks out harmful UV rays from the sun

b)

It protects us from Alien laser beams

c)

It allows greenhouse gases to escape

d)

It allows oxygen to enter the atmosphere

16.

Which molecule is destroying the ozone layer?

a)

Chlorofluorocarbons (CFC's)

b)

Carbon Dioxide (Co2)

c)

Water Vapor (H20)

d)

Hydro-fluorocarbons (HFC's)

17.

What is the main component of acid rain?

a)

Air Pollutants

b)

Acidic Clouds

c)

Dangerous pH levels in the ocean

d)

None of the above

18.

Which term best matches this definition:

The buildup of toxic substances in animals as you go up trophic levels.

a)

Biological Magnification

b)

Food Web

c)

Biodiversity

d)

Food Chain

19.

What factors lead to animal extinction? (Select 3)

a)

Habitat Destruction

b)

Invasive Species

c)

Harvesting and Hunting

d)

Mining

e)

Pollution

20.

What term best matched the definition:

A species that is especially sensitive to biological change.

a)

Bioindicator

b)

Pioneer Species

c)

Endangered Species

d)

Conformer

21.

What term best matched the definition:

Human instinct to connect with nature.

a)

Biophilia

b)

Genetics

c)

Natural Instinct

d)

None of the above

22.

Trying to conserve existing natural resources and ecosystems is:

a)

Conservation Biology

b)

Restoration Biology

23.

Trying to restore destroyed natural resources and ecosystems is:

a)

Conservation Biology

b)

Restoration Biology

24.

What term best matches the definition:

A place with high biodiversity and is protected.

a)

Biological hotspot

b)

Biological coldspot

c)

None of the above