Assess It! - Biodiversity

Which best explains biodiversity?

• The population of a species in an ecosystem

• The variety of species in an ecosystem

• The study of life

• The different number of biomes on Earth

Which is not one of the benefits of biodiversity?

• Economic value

• Uniform genetics in a species

• Survival of species in the ecosystem

• Cultural value

Which is an example of genetic biodiversity?

• Different skin color within a species

• Different types of species in an ecosystem

• Every organism has the same genetic sequence

• All populations look identical within a species

An ecosystem can be different based on the variety of

life called (a)   .

• biodiversity
• DNA
• species

Ecosystems can contain many

different ​ ​ ​ (a)   which are organisms that can

interbreed.

• species
• biodiversity
• DNA

The genetic makeup of species is called

(a)  

• DNA
• Genetics Biodiversity
• Ecological Biodiversity

There are other variations in ecosystems as

well. The variation of genes that exist within a species

is called ​ (a)   .

• genetic biodiversity
• ecological biodiversity
• species

The diversity of ecosystems,

communities, and habitats is known as​ ​ (a)  

• ecological biodiversity
• species
• DNA