BIODIVERSITY

TRUE/ FALSE
1. When humans change the environment, some living things suffer alot.
2. Environments are made up of living parts and nonliving parts.
3. Since animals and plants on a farm depend on each other, they are
considered a natural ecosystem.
4. A dead tree is not an important part of an ecosystem.
5. A glass of pond water can contain biodiversity.
6. Golf courses are not considered an ecosystem because they are maintained
by people.

MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following terms is used to describe what happens when a
species completely disappears?
A. Ecosystem B. Endangered C. Extinction
D. Rare
2. Which of the following are all nonliving parts of an environment?
A. Rocks, sand, and seawater B. Silt, soil, and fungus
C. Algae, water, and trees D. Meadows and grass
3. Which of the following is the largest ecosystem in the world?
A. Tundra B. Forest C. Ocean (sea) D.
Grassland

1. T 2. T 3. F 4. F 5. T 6. F 7. C 8. A 9. D 10. C
4. What activity does not contribute to habitat loss
A. highway construction
B. forest fragmentation as new towns are built
C. converting wetland into housing areas
D. Setting up an eco-park

1.A carnivore is:

 someone or something that only eats meat
A.
B. someone or something that only eats plants
C. someone or something that eats both plants and meat
D. something that eats only meat and fungi

2. Pollutants called CFC's are converted into free chlorine that

eventually destroys the protective ___________ _________ .
A: ozone layer
B: benthic layer
C: atmosphere
D: air

3. Many scientists think that the increased levels of ____________

_________ in the atmosphere are causing global warming.
A: nitrogen
B: carbon dioxide
C: hydrogen
D: oxygen

4. The greenhouse effect may increase on Earth because

A: the Earth tilts toward the sun in the summer.
B: increasing carbon dioxide will trap more heat
C: too much oxygen is now given off by plants
D: decomposers essential to recycling matter are
being destroyed.

Which of the following does biodiversity NOT contribute to

A. Food
B. Clothes
C. Wireless Internet
D. Petrol
What would NOT be a good way to preserve biodiversity
A. By not littering
B. Reduce Reuse Recycle
C. Not driving as often
D. deforestation

What is biodiversity?
A. Is the variety of species, their genetic make-up, and the natural
communities in which they occur.
B. The number of plants throughout the world.
 C. The number of different animals existing.
D. The study of life.

Which of the following best describes "biodiversity"?

A. Endangered species.
B. Different planets in our solar system.
C. The variety of all life on earth.
D. Biographies about famous biologists.