Biodiversity Practice Test

What are most known species?

• Mammals

• Sharks

• Birds

• Insects

When an ecosystem has a high level a biodiversity it is more _______________.

• Fragile

• Extinct

• Stable

• Developed

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

What do fragile ecosystems have in common?

• Low Biodiversity

• They are cold

• High Biodiversity

• They are hot

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

What do you call a species that is critical to the functioning of the ecosystem in which it lives because it affects the survival of other species? An example is a beaver.

• Endemic Species

• Keystone Species

• Endangered Species

• Extinct Species

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which of the following is not a type of biodiversity?

• Genetic Diversity

• Ecosystem Diversity

• Mass Extinction

• Species Diversity

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

What type of diversity is the variety of different ecosystems in an area?

• Species Diversity

• Genetic Diversity

• Mass Extinction

• Ecosystem Diversity

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

What type of biodiversity is the variety of species in a community?

• Species Diversity

• Genetic Diversity

• Mass Extinction

• Ecosystem Diversity

Which type of biodiversity is the genetic variation within a population?

• Species Diversity

• Genetic Diversity

• Mass Extinction

• Ecosystem Diversity

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Which of the following is a reason why genetic diversity is important?

• Animals will have different fur patterns

• Helps the species adapt and survive disease

• Flowers will come in different colors

• Animals will have more things to eat

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

When a population decreases it causes decrease in genetic diversity called a ________________.

• Bottleneck

• Extinction

• Decline

• Tragedy

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS2-2

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-2