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big biodiversity quiz

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

the area where a particular organism lives naturally is called it's

a)

Adaptation

b)

Habitat

c)

Tropical forests

d)

tropical forests

2.

Changes in the structure or behaviour of an organism, which allow it to survive in a particular habitat are called

a)

Habitat

b)

Adaptation

3.

Which habitat is this

a)

Rainforest

b)

Desert

c)

Ocean

d)

Savannah

4.

Which Habitat is this ?

a)

Savannah

b)

Rainforest

c)

Desert

5.

Which animal lives in the desert?

a)
b)
c)
d)
6.

What is a desert like?

a)

Wet and rainy

b)

Hot dry

7.

Which animal lives in a forest

a)
b)
c)
8.

Which of these is a way to damage the environment?

a)
b)
c)
9.

Recycling is good for the environment?

a)

True

b)

False

10.

What does a habitat need?

a)

Shelter

b)

Rocks and dirt

c)

Food

d)

Snow

e)

Water

11.

Which of these is the suitable habitat for this animal?

a)
b)
c)
d)
12.

If the plants this ladybird ate stopped growing. What would happen to the ladybird?

a)

It would start eating other animals

b)

Nothing the ladybird can survive without food

c)

It would die

13.

Which of the following statements best describes the term photosynthesis?

a)

When plants absorb the energy from the sun.

b)

How plants reproduce.

c)

The process by which plants make their own food.

d)

The process by which animals make their own food.

14.

Which of the following is needed for the process of photosynthesis?

a)

Water

b)

Oxygen

c)

Starch

d)

Carbon dioxide

15.

Chlorophyll is:

a)

The substance that makes plants green.

b)

Found inside the chloroplast cells.

c)

Used to absorb energy from the sun.

d)

All of the above.

16.

The process of photosynthesis takes place in the:

a)

Leaves of the Plant.

b)

Stem of the plant.

c)

Roots of the plant.

d)

All of the above.

17.

Why are plants considered autotrophs

a)

They make their own food

b)

They provide food for others

18.
The main source of energy for all life comes from ____.
a)
the Earth
b)
the moon
c)
the sun
d)
the food we eat/make
19.

What is produced as a result of photosynthesis?

a)

glucose and chlorophyll

b)

water and light energy

c)

glucose and oxygen

d)

carbon dioxide and water

20.
The colors & patterns on a turtles shell help it blend in with the forest floor.  This is:
a)
hibernation.
b)
behavior.
c)
migration.
d)
camouflage.
21.

Both plants and animals will benefit from adaptations to improve their chances to survive.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

What adaptation helps penguins and seals stay warm?

a)

long eyelashes

b)

long necks

c)

a thick layer of fat

d)

long fur

23.

Why do giraffes have long necks and rough tounges?

a)

To look like trees

b)

to reach leaves on trees

c)

to hide in trees

d)

to swing from trees

24.

Which part of a camel’s body helps protect against sandstorms?

a)

hump

b)

eyelashes

c)

feet

25.

Why do some organisms, like butterflies, have bright colors?

a)

to warn predators they are poisonous

b)

to make it easier to find food

c)

to help them fly long distances

d)

to blend in with their surroundings

26.

What is an adaptation?

a)

a special feature that helps animals survive

b)

the animal's environment

c)

the way an animal hunts

d)

predators eat prey

27.

Sharp teeth are an adaptation. How do sharp teeth help animals survive?

a)

Animals can use them to attack their prey.

b)

Animals can run away from danger.

c)

Animals can avoid the cold weather.

d)

Animals can fly away.

28.

What term describes an animal hunted by another animal for food?

(a)  

29.

What is likely to happen to the population of a prey species if the population of its predator decreases?

a)

It will decrease

b)

It will stay the same

c)

It will increase

d)

It will become extinct

30.

Identify the trophic level of the owl in the image

a)

Producer

b)

Primary consumer

c)

Secondary consumer

d)

Tertiary consumer

31.

State the term for an animal species that feeds only on other animals (meat)

(a)  

32.

Identify the most likely predator of a gazelle

a)

Cheetah

b)

Elephant

c)

Zebra

d)

Wolf

33.

Organisms that make their own food

a)

consumers

b)

herbivores

c)

producers

34.

Organisms that cannot make their own food

a)

secondary consumers

b)

producers

c)

consumers

35.

Animals that eat only producers

a)

carnivores

b)

herbivores

c)

omnivores

36.

Consumers that eat both plants and animals

a)

herbivores

b)

carnivores

c)

omnivores

37.

Carnivores and omnivores that hunt and eat other animals

a)

prey

b)

populations

c)

predators

38.

Animals that are hunted

a)

preditors

b)

carnivores

c)

prey

39.

The transfer of energy from one organism to another in an ecosystem

a)

line up

b)

food web

c)

food chain

40.

A network of overlapping food chains

a)

community

b)

population

c)

food web

41.
Increasing quantities of CO2 (Carbon Dioxide) in the atmosphere will cause air temperatures to be _____. 
a)
warmer
b)
cooler
42.
Climate change causes extreme weather conditions such as:
a)
Flooding
b)
Heat Waves
c)
Hurricanes
d)
All of the above
43.
Which human activity contributes the MOST carbon dioxide to the atmosphere?
a)
Fishing
b)
Breathing
c)
Burning Fossil Fuels
d)
Farming
44.

Possible human solutions for limiting global warming and climate change are...

a)

being more energy-efficient

b)

using renewable sources of energy

c)

removing carbon from fossil fuel emissions

d)

all of the above

45.
Everyone has a carbon footprint.
a)
true 
b)
false
46.

Which is not going to help reduce our carbon footprint?

a)

eating local food

b)

recycling

c)

driving to school

d)

planting trees

47.
Why does cutting down trees increase global warming?
a)
trees soak up carbon dioxide
b)
trees provide shade which counteracts global warming
c)
trees absorbs the sun's energy without radiating back into the atmosphere
d)
trees drain greenhouse gases like methane from soil
48.

What evidence is there of climate change? Select the correct answers.

a)

Rising sea levels.

b)

Glacial retreat.

c)

Falling global temperatures.

d)

Decreasing snow and ice cover.

49.

What is the greenhouse effect?

a)

The loss of heat in the atmosphere caused by the build-up of greenhouse gases.

b)

The retention of heat in the atmosphere caused by the build-up of greenhouse gases.

c)

The reflection of the suns radiation caused by the build-up of greenhouse gases.

50.
 What is the greenhouse effect?
a)
The warming of a planet due to trapped radiation.
b)
The cooling of Earth due to air pollution.
c)
The heating of a solid, such as a rock.
51.

What are biological keys used for?

a)

To identify what the weather will be like

b)

To measure length

c)

To identify different types of organisms

d)

To measure soil moisture

52.

Which of the following are types of biological keys?

a)

Paired statement key

b)

Long key

c)

Flowing key

d)

Branching key