Worksheets7.4.2 Ecosystem Biodiversity #1
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Which do you think has a higher species diversity biodiversity, a food chain or a food web?
Food Chain
Food Web
Which has a higher biodiversity: a rain forest or a desert?
Rain forest
Desert
They have a similar biodiversity
Which has a higher biodiversity: a rain forest or a temperate forest?
Rain forest
Temperate Forest
They have a similar biodiversity
As you move from the equator to the poles, what happens to biodiversity?
Increases
Decreases
Remains the same
Why is biodiversity in an ecosystem so important?
It can help humans find good places to develop farm land.
Places that have a healthy biodiversity are unaffected by major disturbances.
Having a high biodiversity allows ecosystems to withstand major changes.
Having high biodiversity decreases competition among different species.
Which factor is most likely to cause the number of rabbits living in an area to INCREASE?
less water
fewer predators
lack of shelter
limited food
All of the different organisms interacting in a pond make up...
a community
a population
the habitat
an organism
The prefix "bio-" means
life
birds
science
ecosystems
The suffix "-diversity" means
different
variety
colors
animals
Organisms with a ___________ gene pool have a __________ chance of surviving
smaller, lesser
larger,greater
smaller, greater
larger, smaller
Species biodiversity is more commonly seen as you get closer to...
the Coast
Florida
the Equator
the Poles
_______________________ comprise only 6% of all land on Earth yet are home to nearly 50% of all the species on Earth.
ocean
tropical rain forests
tundras
desserts
Biodiversity is the ____________ and variability of __________ on earth
variety
life
diversity
difference
Biodiversity is the number and variety of ______ in a given area.
organisms
populations
genes
communities
