WorksheetsBiodiversity
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 13mins
What is the species richness of the community?
(a)
Which of the following forms of biodiversity describes the differences between individuals within the same species?
Species
Habitat
Genetic
None of the Above
What has a higher biodiversity: a rain forest or a desert?
Rain forest
Desert
They have a similar biodiversity
Why is biodiversity in an ecosystem so important?
Because it can help humans where to determine good places to develop farm land.
Because places that have a healthy biodiversity are unaffected by major disturbances.
Because having a high biodiversity allows ecosystems to withstand major changes.
Because having a high biodiversity allows for fewer opportunities of competition for similar resources.
The level of biodiversity that involves a variety of habits and communities is _____ diversity.
ecosystem
population
genetic
species
What level of biodiversity is most commonly equated with the overall concept of biodiversity?
genetic
ecosystem
species
population
Define genetic diversity
variation of genes within a species or population in a given area
variety of ecosystems in a given area
system made up of all the living and nonliving things in a given area
disturbance in the environment conditions that cause genetic changes to occur in organisms
Which statement best describes an example of low species diversity?
A population of frogs has a wide variety of skin colors
A marsh ecosystem is covered by a single species of cattail bulrushes
A state park includes multiple forest, wetland, and freshwater ecosystems
Which statement best describes an example of high species diversity?
A pond ecosystem is populated by a single species of frogs
A state park includes multiple forest and freshwater ecosystems with many different species of fish, frogs, and birds
A desert ecosystem is populated only by organ pipe cacti, camels, and armadillo lizards
Which community has higher species evenness?
Community A
Community B
Species richness is
a measure of how all of the individual organisms in an ecosystem are balanced between the different species.
the total number of different species found in an ecosystem
Which community has a greater species RICHNESS?
Community A
Community B
They both have EQUAL species richness
NEITHER
Which community has a greater species EVENESS?
Community A
Community B
They BOTH have EQUAL species eveness
NEITHER
Given the following image. Identify it's level of biodiversity
NO Biodiversity
LOW Biodiversity
MEDIUM Biodiversity
HIGH Biodiversity
Which community has the LOWEST species RICHNESS?
Community A has the LOWEST species RICHNESS
Community B has the LOWEST species RICHNESS
Community C has the LOWEST species RICHNESS
NONE of THEM
Which of the following communities has the LOWEST species evenness?
Community A has the LOWEST species evenness
Community B has the LOWEST species evenness
CommunityC has the LOWEST species evenness
NONE
