WorksheetsSNC1L-Biodiversity
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 55mins
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Class
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1.
How can humans best help an endangered species avoid extinction?
a)
they can feed the animals
b)
they can put the animals in a zoo
c)
they can protect the animal’s habitat
d)
they can take the animal to new habitats
2.
Why is biodiversity so important?
a)
Because all species depend on each other to survive, so if one becomes extinct another species that relies on it could go extinct as well
b)
Because it’s better to have only one variation of each species.
c)
Because it better to only have a few species on Earth.
d)
Honestly, I have no idea what biodiversity is!
3.
What factor does NOT affect biodiversity?
a)
Urbanization
b)
Planting Native Plants
c)
Overfishing
d)
Pollution
4.
A plant nursery only grew one type of tomato. All of their tomatoes died from the same disease. What was most likely true of the tomato plant population?
a)
a. It had too little biodiversity
b)
b. It had a lot of resistance to disease
c)
c. It had a few plants that were resistant to disease
d)
d. It had too much genetic variation
5.
A plant nursery only grew one type of tomato. All of their tomatoes died from the same disease. What was most likely true of the tomato plant population?
a)
a. It had too little biodiversity
b)
b. It had a lot of resistance to disease
c)
c. It had a few plants that were resistant to disease
d)
d. It had too much genetic variation
6.
In what way are humans most impacting the biodiversity of ecosystems around the world?
a)
a. We are putting too many organisms in zoos or keeping them as pets
b)
b. We are increasing biodiversity by breeding new species
c)
c. We are destroying the habitats of a large number of species
d)
d. Recreational hunting
7.
Biodiversity is the variety of ________ in a community.
a)
genes
b)
population
c)
species
d)
community
8.
Which of the following is NOT a type of biodiversity?
a)
species
b)
genetic
c)
ecosystem
d)
individual
9.
Why is "A" less biodiverse than "B"?
a)
Image "A" is more biodiverse.
b)
Image "A" has many corn plants and this makes it have high "rich" biodiversity.
c)
Image "A" has a lot more plants than image "B"
d)
Even though "A" has a lot of corn plants they are all the same species and makes this a low "poor" biodiverse area.
10.
High biodiversity is
a)
having a lot of the same organism.
b)
having a few of the same organism.
c)
having a lot of variety of different organisms.
d)
only having one of each organism.
11.
What is ecosystem diversity...??..
a)
Number of different species in the biosphere.
b)
Regional extinction.
c)
A species whose numbers are so small that the species is at risk of extinction.
d)
The variety of ecosystems that are present in the biosphere.
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