Biodiversity

How do Amphibians breath?

• Gills
• Blow Hole
• Gills and Lungs
• Lungs

What is a vertabrate?

• An animal that has a spinal cord or backbone
• An animal that has lungs
• A human that can play Soccer
• An animal that has bones

Where does the energy from an ecosystem come from?

• Trees
• Sun
• Plants
• Water

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What is the difference between biotic and abiotic?

• Biotic are non-living things
• Abiotic are living organisms
• Biotic is life,
  Abiotic is non-living
• Biotic is non-living, Abiotic is living

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Which biome is more biodiverse?

• Desert
• Sand
• Tundra
• Rainforest

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 Which biome is more likely to survive a change in the environment?

• High (rich) biodiversity
• Low (poor) biodiversity

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What does biodiversity mean?

• Only one species in an area.
• The different amount of species in an area
• All abiotic life
• Nitrogen fixation

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A small marine area has phytoplankton as its only producer.  Should the marine biologist be concerned about this ecosystem?

• No the fish do not need the phytoplanton. Since there are so many fish, there is high biodiversity.
• Yes, this ecosystem has low biodiversity.  Without a producer the herbivores will die out leaving no food.
• Yes, this system has high biodiversity; however the fish can adapt and get food from another source.
• Yes, the fish will overate to get all of the phytoplankton that is left, then they will die.

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How do biodiversity and sustainability work together?

• The lower the biodiversity the greater the sustainability.
• The higher the biodiversity, the less sustainable the ecosystem
• The higher the biodiversity, the greater the sustainability.
• Biodiversity has nothing to do with sustainability.

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The scientific name for a wolf is Canis lupus. What does the first word in the name represent?

• Species
• Kingdom
• Genus
• Domain