Quiz about EES Biodiversity/Biomes

Question 1

A group of ecosystems is called a ______

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Biome

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Population

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Species/Individual

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Community

Question 2

What is a group of populations in the same place at the same time?

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Community

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Species / Individual

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Ecosystem

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Biome

Question 3

Which of the following is a true statement about the members of a species?

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they must be able to breed with one another

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they must live in the same geographic area

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they must be able to move under their own power

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they must be extinct at the present time

Question 4

What is a Community + Abiotic Factors?

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Ecosystem

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Species/Individual

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Population

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Biosphere

Question 5

Which biome(s) is(are) dry?

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Desert

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Tundra

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Taiga

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Rainforest

Question 6

Name the levels of an ecosystem in order from smallest to largest.

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species/individual, population, community, ecosystem, biosphere

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Biosphere, Ecosystem, population, species/individual, community

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Community, species/individual, population, biosphere, ecosystem

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Biosphere, Ecosystem, community, population, species/individual

Question 7

Which Biome has permafrost?

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Tundra

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Temperate Forest

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Rainforest

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Taiga

Question 8

Which biome has deciduous trees (which lose their leaves)?

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Temperate Forest

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Rainforest

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Grasslands

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Taiga

Question 9

Which biome has coniferous trees (which don't lose their leaves)?

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Taiga

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Temperate Forest

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Tundra

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Grasslands

Question 10

Which biome has wide-open fields of grass?

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Grasslands

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Taiga

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Temperate Forest

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Rainforest

Question 11

Which biome is home to lions, zebras, wildebeests, giraffes, and elephants?

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Grasslands

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Tundra

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Rainforest

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Temperate Forest

Question 12

Which biome is home to cacti, scorpions, coyotes, kangaroo rats, and lizards?

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Desert

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Grasslands

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Temperate Forest

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Taiga

Question 13

Which biome is Southern Canada in?

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Taiga

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Tundra

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Temperate Forest

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Desert

Question 14

Which biome is home to jaguars, anacondas, leopards, gorillas, and poisonous tree frogs?

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Rainforest

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Grasslands

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Temperate Forest

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Tundra

Question 15

Which biome has the worst soil because so much vegetation grows there that are the nutrients are in the trees and plants?

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tropical rain forest

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tundra

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desert

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grassland

Question 16

Which biome gets the most amount of rain every year?

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tropical rain forest

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decidious forest

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desert

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tundra

Question 17

Which biome has the greatest amount of biodiversity? (the most different kinds of organisms)

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tropical rain forest

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tundra

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grassland

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desert

Question 18

Which biome has conifer trees or evergreens? These trees have needles that are coated in a waxy substance and drop cones.

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taiga

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deciduous forest

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desert

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tropical rain forest

Question 19

Which biome is found around the equator where it is warm all year long?

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tropical rain forest

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tundra

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grassland

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coniferous forest (taiga)

Question 20

a treeless biome that has permafrost

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Tundra

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Desert

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Taiga

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Deciduous

Question 21

this biome has rich, fertile soil and much of the crop production in the U.S. is from this biome

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Grasslands

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Tundra

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Desert

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Tropical Rainforest

Question 22

cacti are the main plant associated with this biome

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Desert

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Tundra

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Taiga

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Grasslands

Question 23

Temperature, light, air, water, and soil are all  _____  parts of the environment

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abiotic

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alive

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biotic

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living

Question 24

Is a deer an abiotic or biotic factor?

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biotic

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abiotic

Question 25

Is a plant an abiotic or biotic factor?

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biotic

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abiotic

Question 26

Is a weather an abiotic or biotic factor?

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abiotic

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biotic

Question 27

A species that is not native to an area is called:

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Invasive Species

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Native Species

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Natural Species

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Symbiotic Species

Question 28

Why do the populations of invasive species grow so quickly?

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Invasive species have no predators.

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Invasive Species are native to an area.

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Invasive species are prey to many animals.

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Invasive species keep the ecosystems in equilibrium.

Question 29

Which of these words does NOT describe an invasive species?

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natural

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harmful

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introduced

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non-native

Question 30

When taken to a new habitat, non-native plants often threaten native plants of the new habitat.  Why do they do this?

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Non-native plants compete with native plants for resources

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Non-native plants are able to mutate rapidly

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Non-native  plants cause native animals to relocate

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Non-native plants are able to be used for medicine

Question 31

Kudzu has overgrown many parts of the Southeastern USA and native ground plants have disappeared from the area. This is an example of:

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Competition occurring between the native and invasive species

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Parasitism between kudzu and the native plants

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A predator prey relationship between ground plants and kudzu

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Commesalism occurring between the kudzo and native plants

Question 32

These were released in Australia to eat cane beetles, but now they are an invasive species and number in the millions.

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Cane toad

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dingo

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Kangaroo

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Rabbits

Question 33

What makes a species invasive?

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Moving to a new ecosystem and taking resources from natives

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slow reproductive rate

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Species that can't adapt

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Plants that take up too much space

Question 34

What is false about extinctions

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Local Extinction: Coyotes are locally extinct in the mountains of the southeastern USA, but exist in other places.

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Mass Extinction: We are currently in a mass extinction caused by humans

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Mass Extinction: many species go extinct in a relatively short period of time

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Species Extinction: One species goes extinct at a time, like the Dodo bird

Question 35

Which of these describes a species that has become extinct?

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all members of a species have died

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fewer members of the species are dying than being born

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more members of the species are dying than being born

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very few members of a species are alive

Question 36

Which of the following is NOT a reason a species may become extinct?

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reproducing

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competition

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habitat loss

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overhunting

Question 37

What is FALSE about captive breeding programs?

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They help an invasive species improve

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They help a species reproduce

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They help a species raise their population

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Their intention is often to eventually release the individuals into the wild

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They are often done in zoos

Question 38

Captive breeding programs have helped all of the following except:

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Burmese Python

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Giant Panda

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Eagles

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Black Footed Ferrets

Question 39

True or False: Researchers wear large panda suits when doing close quarters research.

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true

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false

Question 40

An endangered species is

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One whose numbers are so small that it is at risk of extinction

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One whose not been spotted after many years.

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One whose numbers are abundant.

Question 41

The Endangered Species Act of 1973 protects endangered species by making it unlawful to ____ these species.

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all of the above

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shoot

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capture

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trap

Question 42

Which of these is invasive because it has no predators and eats many species in its new environment? (choose all that apply)

Accepted Answer

burmese python

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lionfish

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kudzu

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african honeybee

Question 43

Which of the following are possible characteristics of an invasive species? (choose all that apply)

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aggressive

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rapid population growth

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introduced to a new environment

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harmful to their new environment

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slow reproduction rate

Question 44

What is the number one cause of species endangerment?

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Habitat Loss

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Invasive Species

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Pollution

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Overharvesting

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