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WorksheetsUnit 3: Biodiversity.1
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 12mins
What does biodiversity refer to?
The amount of rainfall in an area
The number of plants in a forest
The variety of life and the ecosystems they live in
The temperature variations in a region
Which of the following is a level at which biodiversity can be measured?
Genetic Diversity
Climate Diversity
Geological Diversity
Atmospheric Diversity
What does genetic diversity refer to?
Variation of genetic types within a species
Number of different species in an area
Variety of ecosystems available
Types of climates in a region
What is species diversity?
Number of plants in a forest
Variety of different types of habitats
Variation of genetic types within a species
Number and relative abundance of species in a given biological organization
What does ecosystem diversity refer to?
Number of different species in an area
Variation of genetic types within a species
Types of climates in a region
Variety of different types of habitats or ecosystems available
Which of the following is a biotic factor?
Water availability
Temperature
Wind
Autotrophs (Plants)
Which of the following is an abiotic factor?
Heterotrophs (Animals)
Autotrophs (Plants)
Decomposers (Bacteria)
Wind
What are autotrophs?
Plants
Fungi
Animals
Bacteria
What are heterotrophs?
Animals
Plants
Bacteria
Fungi
What are decomposers?
Fungi
Animals
Plants
Bacteria
Which of the following is NOT a component of an ecosystem?
Decomposers
Heterotrophs
Autotrophs
Climate
Why is it important to understand the types of organisms in a community?
To understand how an ecosystem works
To measure the amount of rainfall
To determine the temperature variations
To calculate the wind speed
Which of the following is a non-living component of an ecosystem?
Bacteria
Water availability
Plants
Animals
What does the term 'biotic factors' refer to?
Living components of an ecosystem
Non-living components of an ecosystem
Climate variations
Geological features
What does the term 'abiotic factors' refer to?
Non-living components of an ecosystem
Living components of an ecosystem
Types of organisms in a community
Interactions among living organisms
Biotic
living things
Abiotic
Nonliving things
Ecosystem
the relationship between living and nonliving parts of the environment
Fill in the blanks
Organisms often undergo _______to survive and reproduce in the face of changing abiotic conditions.
Adaptations
Fluctuations in _____ factors, like temperature and precipitation, can have significant effects on local ecosystems.
Abiotic
The ______ of ecosystems relies on a delicate _____ between abiotic and biotic factors.
Balance
Stability
How can temperature changes affect an ecosystem's biotic components?
C changes have no impact on biotic components.
Temperature changes directly affect soil composition.
Temperature changes can trigger shifts in species distribution and behavior.
Temperature changes only effect aquatic ecosystem.
How can temperature changes affect an ecosystem's biotic components?
A) Temperature 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 affect aquatic ecosystems.
