Types of biodiversity
Benefits of biodiversity
Biodiversity loss
Protecting biodiversity
Measuring Biodiversity
100
Biodiversity tends to _________nearer the equator
increase
100
Biodiversity maintains a food ________
chain or web
100
Who is the cause of the current mass extinction Earth is going through?
Humans
100
Species in this category have begun to show signs of being endangered such as declining habitats or habitat space.
Safe, Vulnerable, Critical, or Extinct?
Vulnerable
100
The number of organisms in an ecosystems is the species?
A. Richness
B. Abundance
A
200
About how many species on Earth are humans?
Around 8.2 billion.
200
Biodiversity provides natural resources for food, shelter and even ___________ (Purple Foxglove) that would lead to good health for all living things
medicine
200
Describes a species that no longer has any known living individuals.
Extinct
200
Species that fall under this category at a high risk of becoming extinct either in the wild or altogether. This change can be brought by a whole slew of things, but the major causes are typically related to humans.
Endangered
200
Which has lower biodiversity?
Community B
300
The number or variety of species in a given area is called ___________________
biodiversity
300
Ecotourism can bring million of dollars into the nation's economy. It has become a vital source of ________for people in different nations such as Costa Rica for its rainforest, Australia for its great barrier reef...
Income
300
Why were Asian Carp introduced to the U.S. in the 1970s?
To eat aquatic weeds and snail pests in lakes and fish farms.
300
A species has been wiped out in the wild and the remaining species are under careful watch in zoos or conservatories to ensure that those species continue to exist
Extinct in the wild or extirpated
300
An ecosystem has 4 monkeys, 5 eagles and 4 rhinos.
What is its total number of animals?
13
400
Ecosystem diversity is the variety of _________ within a given area
species
400
Biodiversity leads to fast recovery of an ecosystem from natural _____________. (Examples include earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and forest fires.)
disasters
400
Poaching was notorious before the law on ESA was signed. What is in tusks of elephants that can be used to create variety of products?
Ivory
400
Name the particular animal studied in the Indian Ocean that has many deaths linked to what substance being found in their stomachs and intestines?
Sea Turtles & Plastics
400
What was the main reason for the Bilharzia outbreak in Africa in the 1990s?
Over-fishing (Over-exploitation)
500
Genetic diversity describes the variation of genes or differences in _______ (found in the cell's nucleus) among individuals within species and populations
DNA
500
Biodiversity, especially genetic diversity benefits agriculture. It helps in __________formation and leading to more yields of crops.
soil
500
List 4 causes of biodiversity loss. You must give the 4 to get the points.
Pollution, Habitat Degradation, Over-exploitation, and Invasive species
500
According to International Union for the Conservation of Nature, what classification do we (humans) belong?
Least concern, concern, or most concern?
Least concern
500
An ecosystem has 2 lions, 5 monkeys, 3 eagles and 5 zebras. Calculate the proportion of monkeys to the rest of the animals.
1/3 or 33%.