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Lesson 8: Biodiversity QUIZ

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Biodiversity is the ____________ and variability of __________ on earth

a)

variety

b)

life

c)

assortment

d)

difference

2.

High biodiversity is a sign of a healthy ecosystem.

a)

True

b)

False

3.
This picture is a great example of ____________ biodiversity.
a)

high

b)

moderate

c)

low

d)

there is no way to know without counting.

4.

Based on the graph shown, how can you tell sea otters are a keystone species (a species other species largely depend on in an ecosystem)?

a)

as the sea otter population decreases, biodiversity increases

b)

as sea otter population decreases, biodiversity decreases

c)

changes in the sea otter population have little effect on biodiversity 

d)

the sea otter population dereases due to the presence of urchins

5.

Removing a species from a food web typically results in...

a)

Increased population of their prey

b)

Increased population of their predators

c)

Plant overgrowth

d)

The whole system to collapse

6.
What may happen if the snowshoe hare was removed from the food web pictured?
a)

The insects in the habitat would increase.

b)

The shrew population would decrease due to being only hawk food source.

c)

The willow tree population would decrease.

d)

Foxes would die due to loss of all food sources.

7.

What would happen if the grizzly bear decreased in this food web?

a)

There would be less red tail hawks.

b)

There would be more deer.

c)

There would be a decrease in chipmunks.

d)

There would be increase in butterflys.

8.

If the grasshopper were to be removed completely from the food web, how would this affect the biodiversity of the ecosystem?

a)

increases biodiversity

b)

decreases biodiversity

c)

biodiversity remains the same

d)

we would need to know how the grasshopper was removed