I WILL MARK BRAINLYEST
1. Which of the following describes how biodiversity contributes to the sustainability of a natural environment?
A. Logging allows for the collection of firewood in the Mountains of Southwest China.
B. Non-native alligator weed forms dense mats that crowd native species in California.
C. Mining in the Guinean Forests of West Africa provides diamond and gold jewelry for humans.
D. Giant kangaroo rats enrich the soil for plants with their piles of grass clippings in the California grasslands.
2. What is biodiversity?
A. The number of different species found in an environment.
B. The number of different phylums found in an environment.
C. The number of different domains found in an environment.
D. The number of different kingdoms found in an environment.
3. Which of the following can reduce biodiversity within a natural environment?
A. Yucca moths pollinate and feed on yucca plants in the Mojave Desert.
B. Red-billed oxpeckers eat ticks off of impalas' coats in the grasslands of East Africa.
C. Non-native American bullfrogs out-compete native amphibians in the Tropical Andes.
D. Giant kangaroo rats enrich the soil for plants with their piles of grass clippings in the California grasslands.
4. Which describes a natural environment with the greatest biodiversity?
A. 10 red squirrels, 20 bristlecone pine trees
B. 55 bristlecone pine trees, 30 snowshoe rabbits
C. 25 snowshoe rabbits, 100 bristlecone pine trees, 5 red squirrels
D. 10 red squirrels, 45 snowshoe rabbits, 100 bristlecone pine trees
5. Which of the following can reduce biodiversity within a natural environment?
A. Non-native kudzu out-compete native plants in the eastern United States.
B. Acacia trees of Central and South America provide shelter for stinging ants, while the stinging ants sting other insects on the trees.
C. Native olive colobus monkeys follow native Diana monkeys in the Guinean Forests of West Africa as extra protection from predators.
D. Sea anemones along the California coast provide clownfish with protection from predators, while the clownfish defend the sea anemones against butterflyfish, which eat the sea anemones.
6.
Which is a major threat to biodiversity?
A. Yucca moths pollinate and feed on yucca plants in the Mojave Desert.
B. Non-native kudzu out-compete native plants in the eastern United States.
C. Poison from the poison dart frog of the Tropical Andes may be used to create effective medicines that fight certain human diseases.
D. Acacia trees of Central and South America provide shelter for stinging ants, while the stinging ants remove fungal spores from the trees.
7. Which is a major threat to biodiversity?
A. Red-billed oxpeckers eat ticks off of impalas' coats in the grasslands of East Africa.
B. Non-native American bullfrogs out-compete native amphibians in the Tropical Andes.
C. Poison from the poison dart frog of the Tropical Andes may be used to create effective medicines that fight certain human diseases.
D. Native olive colobus monkeys follow native Diana monkeys in the Guinean Forests of West Africa as extra protection from predators.
8.
Which of the following describes how different species depend on one another in a natural environment?
A. Non-native kudzu out-compete native plants in the eastern United States.
B. Giant African snails imported as pets damage native plants and crops in Hawaii.
C. Grasslands in the California Floristic Province have been converted into housing projects, shopping centers, and roads.
D. Acacia trees of Central and South America provide shelter for stinging ants, while the stinging ants snip surrounding plants that grow too close.
9.
Which of the following describes how different species depend on one another in a natural environment?
A. Non-native kudzu out-compete native plants in the eastern United States.
B. Giant African snails imported as pets damage native plants and crops in Hawaii.
C. Australian light brown apple moths damage crops and native plants in California.
D. Giant kangaroo rats enrich the soil for plants with their piles of grass clippings in the California grasslands.
10.
Which was the MOST likely consequence of introducing the Japanese kudzu into the eastern United States?
A. Kudzu now depends on the native shrubs for survival.
B. The native mature trees now depend on kudzu for sunlight.
C. The native mature trees kill kudzu by choking the vines and uprooting them.
D. Kudzu kills native shrubs by smothering them under a solid blanket of leaves.
