Understanding Biological Diversity

Question 1

What does biological diversity refer to?

Answer 1

All the different types of organisms on Earth

Question 2

What is an ecosystem?

Answer 2

A system where living (biotic) things interact with nonliving (abiotic) things in a shared environment

Question 3

What are abiotic factors?

Answer 3

Nonliving elements such as air, water, and sunlight

Question 4

What term describes the variety of ecosystems on Earth?

Answer 4

Ecosystem diversity

Question 5

What can vary between different ecosystems?

Answer 5

The number and types of species and abiotic elements

Question 6

Give an example of two different types of ecosystems.

Answer 6

Boreal forest ecosystem and prairie slough ecosystem

Question 7

True or False: The differences in abiotic factors affect the species that can live in an ecosystem.

Answer 7

True

Question 8

Fill in the blank: In an ecosystem, biotic factors interact with _______.

Answer 8

abiotic factors

Question 9

What 2 things determine the type of ecosystems that will develop in a specific region planet.

Answer 9

Temperature and the amount of water have the biggest impacts.

Question 10

The three components of biological diversity are:

Answer 10

The type of ecosystem and where it’s located (ie. ecosystem diversity).
The genetic diversity of a population of organisms from the same species.
The diversity of communities in an ecosystem