Biodiversity and Humans

Biodiversity and Humans

8th Grade

15 Qs

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Biodiversity and Humans

Biodiversity and Humans

Assessment

Quiz

Science

8th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-LS2-5, MS-ESS3-4, MS-LS2-4

+8

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lisa Thompson

FREE Resource

15 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

What factor does NOT affect biodiversity?

Urbanization

Planting Native Plants

Overfishing

Pollution

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

What does biodiversity mean?

Only one species in an area.

The different amount of species in an area

All abiotic life

Nitrogen fixation

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The largest threat to biodiversity is

bacteria

humans

fungi

plants

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What are the greatest problems facing plants, animals and people?

Introducing new species that can cause problems

Illegal hunting

Habitat desctruction

All of the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Human impact on the environment is often more dramatic than the impact of most other living things because humans have a greater

need for water.

ability to alter the environment.

need for food.

ability to adapt to change.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why is habitat fragmentation hazardous to animals?

Animals may not thrive in their new habitat

Habitat fragmentation causes loss of habitat for many organisms

If coral reefs die, so will many fish species that depend on them

Habitat fragmentation does not pose a threat to animals.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Habitat fragmentation occurs when...

an ecosystem is able to recover, or adjust easily to change.

smaller fragments of a habitat join to make a large habitat.

the temperature of ocean water causes algae to leave coral reefs.

a large area of habitat is broken up into smaller isolated areas.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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