Conserving Biodiversity

Which term is a method that is used to restore biodiversity to a polluted or damaged area? 

• biological corridor

  
  

• bioremediation

  
  

• renewable resource

  
  

• sustainable use

  
  

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NGSS.HS-LS2-7

Which is an advantage of a habitat corridor? 

• Members of a species can move safely from one area to another. 

  
  

• Diseases pass easily from one area to another. 

  
  

• Parasites pass easily from one area to another. 

  
  

• Corridors increase the edge effect in the area. 

  
  

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Which is not a way in which species lose their habitats? 

• disruption

  
  

• pollution

  
  

• destruction

  
  

• background extinction 

  
  

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Which human-caused disaster requires the greatest recovery time? 

• groundwater exploitation 

  
  

• industrial pollution 

  
  

• nuclear bomb 

  
  

• oil spill 

  
  

Which natural disaster requires the least amount of recovery time? 

• lightning strike 

  
  

• meteor strike 

  
  

• tsunami 

  
  

• volcanic eruption