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biodiversity

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Plants with seeds in cones are called?
a)
gymnosperms
b)
angiosperms
c)
flowers
d)
mosses
2.

organisms that use the sun to make their energy

a)

producer

b)

cuticle

c)

cellulose

d)

lignin

3.

Biodiversity, aka biological diversity, usually refers to

a)

the same species in a general location

b)

the number of different species in a given area

c)

the number of animal species in a given area

d)

the number of plant species in a given area

4.
What does biodiversity mean?
a)
Only one species in an area.
b)
The different amount of species in an area
c)
All abiotic life
d)
Nitrogen fixation
5.

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.

6.
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. 
7.

What does the root "bio" mean...

a)

living

b)

nonliving

c)

toxic

d)

variety

8.

What does the root "diversity" mean...

a)

living

b)

nonliving

c)

toxic

d)

variety

9.

Define genetic diversity

a)

a variety of genes and traits within a species

b)

a variety of ecosystems in a given area

c)

system made up of all the living and nonliving things in a given area

d)

a variety of species in an ecosystem

10.

The level of biodiversity that involves a variety of habitats is _____ diversity.

a)

ecosystem

b)

population

c)

genetic

d)

species

11.

Which ecosystem below has the HIGHEST biodiversity?

a)
b)
c)
12.

What are the 3 types of biodiversity (SELECT 3)

a)

Genetic

b)

Species

c)

Ecosystem

d)

Size

e)

Biotic

13.

Define species diversity

a)

a variety of genes and traits within a species

b)

a variety of ecosystems in a given area

c)

system made up of all the living and nonliving things in a given area

d)

a variety of species in an ecosystem

14.

Scientists can use aerial photos to collect data to determine the biodiversity index of an area.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Which of the following is NOT a method scientists use to measure the biodiversity of an area?

a)

canopy fogging

b)

transect sampling

c)

biological control

d)

aerial photos

16.

An ecosystem has 150 organisms of 15 different species. What is the biodiversity index of this ecosystem?

a)

165

b)

10

c)

0.15

d)

0.1