Biodiversity 1
Population 1
Biodiversity 2
Population 2
Test Questions
100
The sum of all living things on Earth.
Biosphere
100
A group of organisms of the same species that live in the same area is called...?
Population
100
The variety of living organisms on Earth.
Biodiversity
100
The movement of individuals out of a population.
Emigrate
100
Which of these is an example of a density-independent limiting factor?
A- Parasite
B- Food Shortage
C- Decrease in Prey
D- Natural Disaster
D- Natural Disaster
200
The number of different species in an ecosystem.
Species Richness
200
How fast a population can grow is....
Growth Rate
200
Where is biodiversity the highest on Earth?
By the equator.
200
The movement of individuals into the population.
Immigrate
200
What two factors help increase a population?
Births and Immigration
300
The number of different species in a particular ecosystem.
Species Diversity
300
A particular location on the planet where the population lives.
Geographic Distribution
300
What has a higher biodiversity, a desert or rainforest?
Rainforest
300
What type of growth does this graph represent?
Logistic Growth
300
If a population has no known predators and plenty of resources, how might the population change?
It would increase.
400
The variety of genes of forms of genetic information that exist in a population of a species.
Genetic Diversity
400
The largest number of individuals that an environment can support.
Carrying Capacity
400
Name a major threat to biodiversity.
Pollution, Invasive species, Deforestation, Habitat Loss, Poaching/Hunting.
400
Any abiotic or biotic factor that restricts the size of a population.
Limiting Factor
400
A group of people are developing a town in central Kansas. What is most likely to happen to the ecosystem biodiversity?
The Biodiversity will decrease.
500
The variety of ecosystems in a given area.
Ecosystem Diversity
500
Population growth depends on what 3 things?
Birth rate, death rate, and migration.
500
An area with a high level of biodiversity that is under serious threat from human actions is called...
Biodiversity Hotspot
500
What type of growth is the graph representing?
Exponential Growth
500
The birth rate and death rate in the population are roughly equal, what happens to the population size?
Stabilize/ No change