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7.1 + 7.2 Biodiversity

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Keystone species is
a)
A species that is endangered
b)
A species that influences the survival of many other species in an ecosystem
c)
A species that emigrates from an ecosystem
d)
A species that does not help the ecosystem
2.
The contamination of earths land, water, or air is called?
a)
population
b)
Sustainable yield
c)
point source
d)
pollution
3.
If fish are caught faster than they can breed the population will _____________
a)
increase
b)
stay the same
c)
emigrate
d)
decrease
4.
Yellowstone National Park is an example of?
a)
Habitat destruction
b)
Habitat fragmentation
c)
Habitat preservation
5.
If all the members of a species disappears from Earth, the species is said to be?
a)
Threatened
b)
Endangered
c)
Extinct
d)
Keystone species
6.
The loss of a natural habitat is called?
a)
Habitat development
b)
biodiversity
c)
Pollution
d)
Habitat destruction
7.
The number of different species in an area is referred to as its _______________.
a)
population
b)
genetic diversity
c)
biodiversity
d)
Niche diversity
8.
The natural factors that affect biodiversity are?
a)
Poaching, pollution, introducing exotic species, habitat destruction
b)
Captive breeding, laws/treaties, habitat preservation
c)
Climate, area, diversity of niches, genetic diversity, and extinction of species
9.
In this tundra food web, if grasses were removed what would happen to the sustainability of the ecosystem?
a)
There would be an overpopulation of arctic hares and lemmings.
b)
Polar bears would move to a new ecosystem
c)
The ecosystem would collapse because it lost its main producer
d)
Wildflowers would die out from the ecosystem
10.
Globally, the leading cause of biodiversity loss is 
a)
invasive species
b)
poaching and overharvesting
c)
pollution
d)
habitat change and loss 
11.

Biotic factors...

a)

are living things like plants and animals

b)

need abiotic factors to survive- like water and sunlight

c)

include fungi and bacteria

d)

all of these are true

12.

Abiotic factors are...

a)

living organisms, like plants and animals

b)

dead things, like a tree that died and fell to the ground

c)

non-living things, like rocks, water, and temperature

d)

all of these are true

13.

What two abiotic factors most affect the biodiversity of a biome?

a)

oxygen and water

b)

temperature and rocks

c)

rain and snow

d)

water and temperature

14.

What is shown by the image?

a)

Habitat Fragmentation

b)

Primary Succession

c)

Biomagnification

d)

Conservation

15.

A non-native species that is harming the ecosystem into which it was introduced is called:

a)

Biomagnification

b)

Invasive Species

c)

Extinction

d)

Habitat Fragmentation

16.

Which of the following increases the biodiversity of the ecosystem?

a)

Conservation

b)

Pollution

c)

Sustainability

d)

Acid Rain

17.

The trend of increasing global temperature is known as ___?

a)

Global Warming

b)

Greenhouse Effect

c)

Ecological Footprint

18.

Building land bridges and tunnels decreases the effect of ___.

a)

Unsustainable Logging

b)

Habitat Fragmentation

c)

Ecological Impacts

d)

Mechanical Control

19.

Which of the following human activities reduces biodiversity?

a)

prohibiting hunting in wildlife reserves

b)

taking tissue samples from members of an endangered species

c)

planting only native grass species to prevent erosion beside highways

d)

global deforestation for wood resources

20.

This biome has lots of biodiversity and high rainfall.

a)

Desert

b)

Tropical Forest (Rainforest)

c)

Boreal Forest

d)

Grassland (Savannah)

e)

Mountain