Free Printable Biodiversity Literacy

1.

This bacteria discovered deep in a South African gold mine…..

a. Dephosporudis audaxviator

b. Desulforudis audaxviator

c. Demetanarudis audaxviator

d. Desulforudis lactis

e. Dephosporudis lactis

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

2.

Biodiversity increases, except….

a. nutrient storage

b. energy storage

c. soil formation

d. recycling

e. the breaking down of toxins and population

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

3.

Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word (the last line)?

a. Resist

b. Keep

c. Restrain

d. tussle

e. struggle

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

4.

This not levels of biodiversity………..

a. ecosystem diversity

b. species diversity

c. chromosome diversity

d. genetic diversity

e. there is no correct answer

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

5.

Is this sentence true or fals “Deforestation removes trees responsible for the conversion of oxygen into carbon dioxide”

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

6.

This is not genetic diversity of human……

a. propensity for disease

b. hair textures

c. reactions to pollutants and hormone levels

d. have same eye and skin colors and heights

e. the all answer are correct

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

7.

Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word ( line 7^th))?

a. Make sure

b. Hate

c. Careless

d. Responsible

e. Depend on

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

8.

is this sentence true or fals “We are the same species but have no genetic variations which make us diverse”

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

9.

“it” (line 3th) is refers to…..

a. single species

b. Humans

c. Genetic diversity

d. Ecological biodiversity

e. Species diversity

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

10.

Is this sentence true or false “In the soil, the greatest biomass is composed of macroorganisms, where fungi are by far the most common”

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

11.

These sentence aren’t correct………..

a. The marine ecosystem includes subgroups known as open marine, ocean floor, coral reef, estuary, saltwater wetland estuary, and mangrove systems

b. Terrestrial heads six subgroups: tundra, grasslands, taiga, deciduous forest, rainforest, and desert

c. Deserts are, on the whole, the least diverse terrestrial ecosystem but may be split into sand, rock, bush and even oasis with its own group of mini-ecosystems

d. Tropical rainforests are the most diverse of the terrestrial ecosystems, but many of these are biodiversity hotspots

e. The smallest ecosystem of the four main groups, the aquatic ecosystem, can be further split into estuaries, wetlands, ponds, lakes, and rivers

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

12.

This isn’t fox prey/food……

a. Garbage

b. Mice

c. Serpent

d. Rats

e. there is no correct answer

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

13.

Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word ( line 4^th))?

a. Draw

b. Give

c. Push

d. Provoke

e. Burden

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

14.

Is this sentence true or fals “In the winter months, for example, caribou scrape through the ice to reach plant life preserved in the equivalent of a natural refrigerator”

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

15.

What is the largest abiotic threats to biodiversity?

a. Global warming

b. Pollution

c. Industrial revolution

d. A dan B are correct

e. The all answer are correct

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

Biodiversity Literacy

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 21mins

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