Biodiversity and Extinction

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Science
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9th Grade
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Hard
+7
Standards-aligned
Lisa Thompson
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25 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
This is the disappearance of a particular population from a given area, but not the entire species globally.
extinction
extirpation
evacuation
evaluation
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
This is the extinction of a species one by one, not a sudden loss of many species
background extinction
mass extinction
fragmentation
biotic potential
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
This classification of risk means that the species is at serious risk of extinction.
threatened
vulnerable
endangered
extinct
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The status of a "threatened species" means:
they are almost extinct
they are likely to become endangered
they are extinct
their numbers are increasing
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS2-1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
According to biologists, what percentage of species have become or are expected to become extinct between 1900 and 2100?
1%
10%
25%
60%
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How is the current decline in biodiversity different from the previous mass extinctions that Earth has experienced?
It is happening much more slowly
This time it is not really happening
It is made worse by an asteroid hitting Earth
This is being caused by humans
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-4
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is causing the 6th mass extinction?
anthropogenic causes
global cooling
mass species extinctions
vast increase in species biodiversity
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