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Unit 3: Biodiversity.1

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does biodiversity refer to?

a)

The amount of rainfall in an area

b)

The number of plants in a forest

c)

The variety of life and the ecosystems they live in

d)

The temperature variations in a region

2.

Which of the following is a level at which biodiversity can be measured?

a)

Genetic Diversity

b)

Climate Diversity

c)

Geological Diversity

d)

Atmospheric Diversity

3.

What does genetic diversity refer to?

a)

Variation of genetic types within a species

b)

Number of different species in an area

c)

Variety of ecosystems available

d)

Types of climates in a region

4.

What is species diversity?

a)

Number of plants in a forest

b)

Variety of different types of habitats

c)

Variation of genetic types within a species

d)

Number and relative abundance of species in a given biological organization

5.

What does ecosystem diversity refer to?

a)

Number of different species in an area

b)

Variation of genetic types within a species

c)

Types of climates in a region

d)

Variety of different types of habitats or ecosystems available

6.

Which of the following is a biotic factor?

a)

Water availability

b)

Temperature

c)

Wind

d)

Autotrophs (Plants)

7.

Which of the following is an abiotic factor?

a)

Heterotrophs (Animals)

b)

Autotrophs (Plants)

c)

Decomposers (Bacteria)

d)

Wind

8.

What are autotrophs?

a)

Plants

b)

Fungi

c)

Animals

d)

Bacteria

9.

What are heterotrophs?

a)

Animals

b)

Plants

c)

Bacteria

d)

Fungi

10.

What are decomposers?

a)

Fungi

b)

Animals

c)

Plants

d)

Bacteria

11.

Which of the following is NOT a component of an ecosystem?

a)

Decomposers

b)

Heterotrophs

c)

Autotrophs

d)

Climate

12.

Why is it important to understand the types of organisms in a community?

a)

To understand how an ecosystem works

b)

To measure the amount of rainfall

c)

To determine the temperature variations

d)

To calculate the wind speed

13.

Which of the following is a non-living component of an ecosystem?

a)

Bacteria

b)

Water availability

c)

Plants

d)

Animals

14.

What does the term 'biotic factors' refer to?

a)

Living components of an ecosystem

b)

Non-living components of an ecosystem

c)

Climate variations

d)

Geological features

15.

What does the term 'abiotic factors' refer to?

a)

Non-living components of an ecosystem

b)

Living components of an ecosystem

c)

Types of organisms in a community

d)

Interactions among living organisms

16.

Match the following

a)

Biotic

1.

living things

b)

Abiotic

2.

Nonliving things

c)

Ecosystem

3.

 the relationship between living and nonliving parts of the environment

17.

Fill in the blanks

a)

Organisms often undergo _______to survive and reproduce in the face of changing abiotic conditions.

1.

Adaptations

b)

Fluctuations in _____ factors, like temperature and precipitation, can have significant effects on local ecosystems.

2.

Abiotic

c)

The ______ of ecosystems relies on a delicate _____ between abiotic and biotic factors.

3.

Balance

Stability

18.

How can temperature changes affect an ecosystem's biotic components?

a)

C changes have no impact on biotic components.

b)

Temperature changes directly affect soil composition.

c)

Temperature changes can trigger shifts in species distribution and behavior.

d)

Temperature changes only effect aquatic ecosystem.

19.

How can temperature changes affect an ecosystem's biotic components?

a)

A) Temperature changes have no impact on biotic components.

b)

B) Temperature changes directly affect soil composition.

c)

C) Temperature changes can trigger shifts in species distribution and behavior.

d)

D) Temperature changes only affect aquatic ecosystems.