Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 58 views

    Biodiversity Quiz U6

    Uploaded by

    Valentina Rumhizha
    This document contains a 15 question quiz about biodiversity and related topics. It covers definitions and concepts like species richness, genetic diversity, habitat diversity, endemism, ecosystems, productivity, threats to biodiversity like habitat destruction, how geographic relief and isolation can increase biodiversity, and the importance of genetic diversity for species adaptation.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Biodiversity Quiz U6

    Uploaded by

    Valentina Rumhizha
    58 views5 pages
    This document contains a 15 question quiz about biodiversity and related topics. It covers definitions and concepts like species richness, genetic diversity, habitat diversity, endemism, ecosystems, productivity, threats to biodiversity like habitat destruction, how geographic relief and isolation can increase biodiversity, and the importance of genetic diversity for species adaptation.

    Original Title

    Biodiversity quiz U6

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    This document contains a 15 question quiz about biodiversity and related topics. It covers definitions and concepts like species richness, genetic diversity, habitat diversity, endemism, ecosystems, productivity, threats to biodiversity like habitat destruction, how geographic relief and isolation can increase biodiversity, and the importance of genetic diversity for species adaptation.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as docx, pdf, or txt
    58 views5 pages

    Biodiversity Quiz U6

    Uploaded by

    Valentina Rumhizha
    This document contains a 15 question quiz about biodiversity and related topics. It covers definitions and concepts like species richness, genetic diversity, habitat diversity, endemism, ecosystems, productivity, threats to biodiversity like habitat destruction, how geographic relief and isolation can increase biodiversity, and the importance of genetic diversity for species adaptation.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as docx, pdf, or txt
    of 5

    Biodiversity

    1. If you were to take a count of the diversity of


    species in your town, what would you be
    measuring?
    a. Genetic diversity
    b. Habitat diversity
    c. Biodiversity
    d. Species richness
    2. If you were to measure the degree of difference
    between all the squirrels that share a species in a
    town, what would you be measuring?
    a. Habitat diversity
    b. Genetic diversity
    c. Biodiversity
    d. Species richness
    3. A country with many different types of habitats
    is said to have a high degree of what?
    a. Biodiversity
    b. Genetic diversity
    c. Species richness
    d. Habitat diversity
    4. Why is genetic diversity important?
    a. Allows for species to adapt to and thrive in
    different environments.
    b. Global warming threatens monocultures.
    c. It enables species to create their own habitat.
    d. It's not important.
    5. Why do regions of high geographic relief often
    have higher biodiversity than flat areas?
    a. There are more places to hide.
    b. They are better for growing crops.
    c. They often comprise more than one type of
    habitat
    d. They get more sunlight.
    6. If a species is found on one island and nowhere
    else in the world, what is that species said to be to
    that island?
    a. Native
    b. Rare
    c. Endemic
    d. Exclusive
    7. Which of the following represents an ecosystem
    with high species abundance but low species
    diversity?
    a. An island with many rare birds and insects
    b. An old-growth forest
    c. A farm growing thousands of sunflowers
    d. An open field of grasses and wildflowers
    8. Which of the following represents a community
    with high species abundance but low species
    evenness?
    a. An old-growth forest
    b. An island with many rare birds and insects
    c. A farm growing thousands of sunflowers
    d. An open field of grasses and wildflowers
    9. What is the factor of ecosystem health
    associated with the amount of food plants convert
    from sunlight?
    a. Productivity
    b. Stability
    c. Output
    d. Creativity
    10. Which of the following is the worst culprit for
    activities threatening species with extinction?
    a. Chemical pollutants
    b. Habitat destruction
    c. Overharvesting
    d. Disease
    11. What is the following a definition of? ‘A
    system involving the interactions between a
    community of living organisms in a particular
    area and its non-living environment.’
    (a) A biome
    (b) Biodiversity
    (c) An ecosystem
    (d) Ecology
    12.
    Species diversity is the
    A) measure of the number of different
    species in an area.
    B) reproductive rate of a species in an
    area.
    C) survival rate of a species in an area.
    D) measure of the different kinds of genes
    in a population.
    13. The genetic diversity of a population can be
    affected by
    A) migration.
    B) sexual reproduction.
    C) population size.
    D) All of the above are correct.
    14. ______ is a crucial aspect of our planet's
    health, and technology has the potential to both
    harm and protect it. a.Ecosystems
    b.Technology
    c.People
    d.Biodiversity
    15. It is a type of diversity between different
    regions.
    a.Ecosystem
    b.Species
    c.Temperate
    d.Genetic

    You might also like