Biodiversity 1
Any type of plant or animal that are in danger of disappearing forever are referred to as?
A species in endangered
What are invasive species?
Give two examples. (bonus 200pts)
a living thing that is brought to a new habitat, often causing damage to the new environment
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What are animals that have no backbone referred to as?
An invertebrate
The change in global climate patterns is referred to as?
Climate change
What are decomposers?
Living things that get their energy by breaking down dead plants and animals
List three things that are harmful for biodiversity
1. Invasive species
2. Deforestation
3. Human overpopulation
Name two ways new species are brought into a new habitat?
- An insect gets trapped in a shipping crate
- An aquatic species attaches to a boat.
- People bring wild animals as “pets” to a new location
. - Seeds from plants transfer to a new area by air or water
Which of the following are vertebrates?
a) Crustaceans b) Reptiles c) Molluscs d) Worms
Reptiles
Any type of plant or animal that are in danger of disappearing forever is referred to as?
Endangered species
Living things that do not make their own food are called?
Consumers
Name 3 things you can do to help biodiversity
- build homes for wildlife
- plant a native species
- stop waste
- avoid using chemicals
What is sustainable arigculture?
Sustainable agriculture is the production of crops or livestock in a manner that limits the impact on the environment.
What is an animal that has a backbone or spine called?
Vertebrate
Invasive species is a?
Living thing that is brought to a new habitat, often causing damage to the new environment.
Living things that make their own food from the sun, water, and soil are called
a producer
What is biodiversity?
The variety of life and organisms in a habitat or ecosystem
The biological variation that occurs within species
Genetic variation
____ are cold-blooded creatures that can live on both land and water
Amphibians
These mostly aquatic creatures that have jointed legs and an exoskeleton.
Crustaceans
What is a food chain?
bonus200: Draw a food web using (sun, algae, clown fish, angel fish, hammerhead shark)
shows how each living thing gets food and how nutrients are passed from species to species. Not interconnected
Why is biodiversity important?
- cleaner air and water
- Waste Management
- Tourism and Personal Enjoyment
- Nutrients and Soils
- Pollination and Seed Dispersal
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Why is it important to protect Earth’s biodiversity?
Bonus 150: How can you help protect biodiversity on earth?
It is important to protect the earth’s biodiversity because the earth is where we live. We depend on the earth for all our essential needs: air, food, shelter, water. If you disrupt a species on Earth, you affect many others because everything is interconnected.
An _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is an invertebrate and arthropod that has a soft body and lives in aquatic or damp environments.
Mollusc
What has 8 legs and no antennae, and they do not have claws or wings?
Arachnids
What is it called when a web is interconnected
Bonus 400: Draw an example using (sun, algae, angel fish, hammerhead shark and clown fish)
A food web