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- 1. Multiple Choice
the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem
biodiversity
demography
carrying capacity
poaching
- 2. Multiple Choice
1. Sustainability is defined as…
Consuming at a rate to satisfy the current generation.
Rapidly increasing resource consumption over time.
Maintaining a rate of resource consumption that will allow the population to survive indefinitely.
Not consuming any resources at all.
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which country would you expect to experience the most severe short-term problems like overpopulation, deforestation, poverty, and disease?
Japan
Pakistan
Peru
Mexico
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which kind of diversity allows organisms on earth to adapt to and survive many changing environmental conditions?
genetic diversity
species diversity
functional diversity
ecosystem diversity
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which habitat has the greatest species richness?
boreal forest
savannah
short-grass prairie
tropical rainforest
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThe number of different species and the abundance of each species in a biological community.genetic diversityecosystem diversityextinctionspecies diversity
- 7. Multiple Choice
Having more diversity allows organisms and environments to...
Respond to changes better
Evolve and Adapt at a slower rate
Become extinct
All of these are correct
- 8. Multiple Choice
What actions decrease biodiversity?
Pollution
Overpopulation
Habitat Destruction / Loss
Monocrop Farming / Mining / Overfishing / Over hunting
All of these are correct
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following describes the importance of biodiversity to an ecosystem?a. People like to be able to see all the different plants and animalsb. If there aren�t all the different species, there will be resources that aren�t being usedc. Biodiversity is not as important as many people thinkd. Biodiversity can help minimize the effects of losing a species.
- 10. Multiple ChoiceIn what way are humans most impacting the biodiversity of ecosystems around the world?a. We are putting too many organisms in zoos or keeping them as petsb. We are increasing biodiversity by breeding new speciesc. We are destroying the habitats of a large number of speciesd. Recreational hunting
- 11. Multiple Choice
The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem
Biodiversity
Demography
Carrying capacity
Poaching
- 12. Multiple Choice
Food Web B is an example of...
Low biodiversity and low sustainability. If the producer dies then all the food web will suffer.
High biodiversity and high sustainability. If an organism is removed the food web will continue with no effect.
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which habitat exhibits the greatest biodiversity?
A habitat with 15 different species with about 300 individuals each
A habitat with 10 different species with about 75 individuals each
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which ecosystem has a higher diversity?
Community A
Community B
They are the same
- 15. Multiple ChoiceThese dogs are all the same species, but they look very different from one another because ofgenetic diversityecosystem diversityspecies diversitynone of these are correct
- 16. Multiple ChoiceThis pic shows why the tropical rainforest is known for itsecosystem diversityspecies diversitygenetic diversitylack of biodiversity
- 17. Multiple ChoiceA variety of inheritable characteristics or genes in an interbreeding populationspecies diversitygenetic diversityecosystem diversityeutrphication
- 18. Multiple Choice
This type of organism east a wide variety of food and can live in a variety of environments
Generalist Species
Specilaist Species
Invasive species
Native species
- 19. Multiple Choice
A Giant Panda has a highly specialized diet and can only live in very specific habitats. It can be considered a
general species
niche
invasive species
specialist species
- 20. Multiple Choice
Invasive species can crowd out native species.
TRUE
FALSE
- 21. Multiple Choice
Click on the map to help answer this question: What can we predict about the population of Feral Swine for the year 2016?
There will be less feral swine in 2016 than there were in 1982.
There will be more feral swine in 2016 than there were in 2010
There were fewer feral swine in 2004 than 1982.
There will be no change in feral swine population.
- 22. Multiple ChoiceKudzu has overgrown many parts of southern Missouri and native ground plants have disappeared from the area. This is an example of:Parasitism between kudzu and the native plantsA predator prey relationship between ground plants and kudzuCompetition occurring between the native and invasive speciesCommesalism occurring between the kudzo and native plants
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