Unit 2 Vocab: Biodiversity

Unit 2 Vocab: Biodiversity

9th Grade

51 Qs

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Unit 2 Vocab: Biodiversity

Unit 2 Vocab: Biodiversity

Assessment

Quiz

Science

9th Grade

Practice Problem

Easy

NGSS
MS-LS2-5, MS-LS2-4, MS-LS4-4

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51 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for the following definition? Allowing the use of resources in a responsible manner (important).

Conservation

Pollution

Deforestation

Exploitation

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for the following definition? Setting aside areas and protecting them from human activities (important).

Preservation

Deforestation

Urbanization

Pollution

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for the following definition? Change in the genetic makeup of a population of a species in successive generations. If continued long enough, it can lead to the formation of a new species. Note that populations—not individuals—evolve. (p. 158)

Evolution

Mutation

Adaptation

Natural Selection

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-6

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for the following definition? Evolution in which two or more species interact and exert selective pressures on each other that can lead each species to undergo various adaptations (important).

Coevolution

Convergent evolution

Genetic drift

Speciation

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for the following definition? The number of different species found in an ecosystem.

Species richness

Biomass

Trophic level

Ecological succession

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for the following definition? Organisms that possess favorable adaptations survive and pass them onto the next generation (p. 158).

Natural selection

Mutation

Genetic drift

Artificial selection

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for the following definition? The way populations of organisms adapt to their environment over time, both in short- and long-term scales, via incremental changes at the genetic level.

How populations of organisms adapt to their environment over time

Photosynthesis

Cellular respiration

Homeostasis

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

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