RPAScience GCSE Maintaining Biodiversity

Maintaining ________ is important to keep an ecosystem healthy.

• pollutants
• biodiversity
• sunlight
• interactions

What term describes the variety of different organisms found in an ecosystem?

• population
• biodiversity
• ecosystem services

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

What term describes the positive benefits that wildlife or ecosystems provides to people?

• ecosystem services
• ecosystem
• biodiversity

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

The most effective way to protect biodiversity is through...

• habitat fragmentation
• habitat destruction
• habitat preservation

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

The disappearance of dinosaurs millions of years ago is an example of?

• sustainability

• species diversity

• extinction

• bad luck

The loss of a natural habitat is called

• Habitat development

• biodiversity

• Pollution

• Habitat destruction

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

This picture shows people walking through a highly-polluted city in China. From what type of pollution are they protecting themselves based on what they are wearing?

• air pollution
• water pollution
• land pollution
• noise pollution

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Why is biodiversity decreasing?

• Loss of habitats

• Government protection programmes

• Hedgerows are being introduced

• Disruption to food chains

Which of these programmes would NOT help to increase biodiversity?

• Introducing hedgerows between fields

• Endangered species breeding programmes

• Clearing more land to make landfill sites

• Protecting rare habitats

Why are some people opposed to protecting rare habitats e.g. peat bogs?

• It slows down development, the land could be used for more housing

• They don't want to increase biodiversity

• These programmes decrease biodiversity

• There are already enough habitats