Biodiversity & Environmental Change

Which habitat exhibits the greatest biodiversity?

• A habitat with 15 different species with about 300 individuals each
• A habitat with 10 different species with about 75 individuals each
• A habitat with 4 different species with about 150 individuals each
• A habitat with only one species with about 2000 individual

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High biodiversity is 

• having a lot of the same organism.
• having a few of the same organism.
• having a lot of variety of different organisms.
• only having one of each organism. 

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Why is biodiversity important to ecosystems?

• It helps populations adapt to ecological changes.

• It increases at each level of the food chain.

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What does the root "bio" mean...

• living

• nonliving

• toxic

• variety

During a school project, Ella, Ellie, and Samuel discovered that ____________ is the term used to describe the variety of living things in the world.

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Which ecosystem below has the HIGHEST biodiversity?

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Lucas, Emma, and Priya are studying for a biology test. They come across a question about the 3 types of biodiversity. Help them by selecting the correct 3 types of biodiversity from the options below.

• Genetic

• Species

• Ecosystem

• Size

• Biotic

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Alexander, Lily, and Ishaan are studying different types of organisms in their biology class. They noticed that the more different types of organisms they study and the more relationships they can observe between these organisms, the greater the...

• Species Diversity

• Genetic Diversity

• Ecosystem Diversity

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Isabella, Priya, and James are studying different ecosystems. They observe that greater ____________________ in an ecosystem means there are more habitats to support different types of organisms.

• Ecosystem Diversity

• Species Diversity

• Genetic Diversity

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In a biology class, Abigail, Charlotte, and Scarlett are discussing how species can survive environmental changes. They conclude that the greater the ____________________, the more likely a species is to survive changes to their environment.

• Genetic Diversity

• Species Diversity

• Ecosystem Diversity

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