Biodiversity Literacy

This bacteria discovered deep in a South African gold mine…..

a.       Dephosporudis audaxviator

b.      Desulforudis audaxviator

c.       Demetanarudis audaxviator

d.      Desulforudis lactis

e.      Dephosporudis lactis

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

Biodiversity increases, except….

a.       nutrient storage

b.      energy storage

c.       soil formation

d.      recycling

e.      the breaking down of toxins and population

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word (the last line)?

a.       Resist

b.      Keep

c.       Restrain

d.      tussle

e.      struggle

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

This not levels of biodiversity………..

a.       ecosystem diversity

b.      species diversity

c.       chromosome diversity

d.      genetic diversity

e.      there is no correct answer

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

Is this sentence true or fals “Deforestation removes trees responsible for the conversion of oxygen into carbon dioxide”  

• TRUE

• FALSE

This is not genetic diversity of human……

a.       propensity for disease

b.      hair textures

c.       reactions to pollutants and hormone levels

d.      have same eye and skin colors and heights

e.      the all answer are correct

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word ( line 7^th))?

a.       Make sure

b.      Hate

c.       Careless

d.      Responsible

e.      Depend on

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

is this sentence true or fals “We are the same species but have no genetic variations which make us diverse”

• TRUE

• FALSE

“it” (line 3th) is refers to…..

a.       single species

b.      Humans

c.       Genetic diversity

d.      Ecological biodiversity

e.      Species diversity

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

Is this sentence true or false “In the soil, the greatest biomass is composed of macro­organisms, where fungi are by far the most common”

• TRUE

• FALSE