Biodiversity and Ecosystems Quiz

What is one way to evaluate the health of an ecosystem?

• Measuring its temperature

• Considering its biodiversity

• Observing its water levels

• Counting its trees

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What does biodiversity refer to?

• The number of trees in a forest

• The variety of life in ecosystems

• The amount of rainfall in an area

• The number of predators in an ecosystem

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At what scales can biodiversity be studied?

• Only in forests and oceans

• Only in large ecosystems

• From a small drop of water to a large forest

• Only at the genetic level

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What defines high biodiversity in an ecosystem?

• The presence of only one species

• Many species and individuals of those species

• The absence of predators

• A large number of non-living factors

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What is NOT a factor that contributes to an area’s biodiversity?

• Genetic diversity

• Species diversity

• Ecosystem diversity

• Climate diversity

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What does low biodiversity mean in an ecosystem?

• Few species live in the ecosystem

• Many different species live in the ecosystem

• No species can survive in the ecosystem

• Only plants exist in the ecosystem

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Which of the following ecosystems can have biodiversity?

• Only forests

• Only freshwater bodies

• Only land ecosystems

• Land, freshwater, and marine ecosystems

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Which of the following best describes genetic diversity?

• Differences in the number of predators in an ecosystem

• Variation in genes within a species

• The presence of multiple species in a habitat

• The amount of sunlight an ecosystem receive

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How is biodiversity measured?

• By the amount of rainfall in an area

• By the variety of species and individuals in an ecosystem

• By the number of trees in a forest

• By the number of predators in a region

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What are the three main components that determine an area’s biodiversity?

• Climate diversity, land diversity, and ocean diversity

• Species diversity, genetic diversity, and ecosystem diversity

• Air quality, water quality, and soil type

• The number of predators, prey, and plants

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