Biodiversity and Habitat Loss – Early Elementary
1. What is a group of organisms that can have babies together?
A. a species
B. a community
C. pollinators
2. Which of these belong to the same species?
A. a whitetail deer and her faun
B. a chickadee in a maple tree
C. a caribou and the lichens
3. Which of these belong to different species?
A. a Steller's jay in a Douglas fir
B. nests of baby hawksbill turtles
C. a colony of prairie gophers
4. What is the place that has everything a species needs to live?
A. its habitat
B. its home
C. its ecosystem
5. What is a place with habitats for many different species?
A. an ecosystem
B. a habitat
C. a roost
6. What does every land plant habitat need to have?
A. sunshine, water, and soil
B. food, water, and shelter
C. food, water, and soil
7. What does every animal habitat need to have?
A. food, water, and shelter
B. sunshine, water and soil
C. food, water, and soil
8. What is the number of different species in one place?
A. species diversity
B. an ecosystem
C. a population
9. If a parking lot is surrounded by trees, what was probably there before the parking lot?
A. a forest
B. a grassland
C. a corn field
10. If a mall is surrounded by grasses, forbs and small shrubs, what was probably there before the mall?
A. a grassland
B. a forest
C. a corn field
11. If a road runs through an area often covered by water and plants that like water, what was probably there before the road?
A. a wetland
B. a forest
C. a prairie
12. What is a natural channel that carries water into a river?
A. a stream
B. a pond
C. a lake
13. What is an area of land covered by trees and shrubs?
A. a forest
B. a grassland
C. a marsh
14. What is an area of land covered by grasses, forbs and small shrubs?
A. a grassland
B. a desert
C. cropland
15. What is an area of land that is very dry and has few plants?
A. a desert
B. a grassland
C. a forest
16. What is an area of land often covered by water and plants that like water?
A. a wetland
B. a grassland
C. a desert
17. Which place is likely to have more different species?
A. a forest
B. a desert
C. a lawn
18. Which species would you be likely to find in a southwestern desert?
A. creosote bushes and road runners
B. big bluestem and prairie gophers
C. puapuamoa ferns and Oahu honeycreepers
19. Which species would you be likely to find in a midwestern prairie?
A. big bluestem and prairie gophers
B. maple trees and chickadees
C. puapuamoa ferns and Ohahu honeycreepers
20. Which species would you be likely to find in a northeastern forest?
A. maple trees and chickadees
B. Colorado blue spruce and mountain chickadees
C. Douglas fir and Steller's jay
21. Which species would you be likely to find in a northwestern forest?
A. Douglas fir and Steller's jay
B. reindeer lichen and caribou
C. maple trees and chickadees
22. Which species would you be likely to find in Alaska?
A. reindeer lichen and caribou
B. gulf cordgrass and brown pelicans
C. Douglas fir and Stellar's jay
23. Which species would you be likely to find in Hawaii?
A. puapuamoa ferns and Ohahu honeycreepers
B. reindeer lichen and caribou
C. creosote bush and roadrunners
24. Which species would you be likely to find along the Gulf coast?
A. gulf cordgrass and brown pelicans
B. puapuamoa ferns and Ohahu
C. big bluestem and prairie gophers
25. Which species would you be likely to find in western mountains?
A. Colorado blue spruce and mountain chickadees
B. creosote bush and roadrunners
C. gulf cordgrass and brown pelicans
26. Which species would you be likely to find almost anywhere in the lower 48 states?
A. common sneezeweed and garter snakes
B. gulf cordgrass and brown pelicans
C. reindeer lichen and caribou
27. Who takes care of animals in a zoo, and helps with breeding rare species?
A. zookeepers
B. aquarists
C. animal control officers
28. Who takes care of animals in an aquarium, and helps with breeding rare species?
A. aquarists
B. animal control officers
C. game wardent
29. Who ensures humane care of pets and protects people from nuisance wildlife?
A. animal control officers
B. botanists
C. zookeepers
30. Who enforces laws that protect wildlife?
A. game wardens
B. zookeepers
C. aquarists
31. Who takes care of plants in a botanical garden, and helps with breeding rare species?
A. botanists
B. aquarists
C. animal control officers
32. In a backyard there are five species of birds, twelve species of insects, and two species of reptiles. Which group has the most species?
A. insects
B. birds
C. reptiles
33. In a backyard there are five species of birds, twelve species of insects, and two species of reptiles. How many species are there altogether?
A. 19
B. 9
C. 12
34. In a backyard, there are seven trees, each one is a different species. One tree is cut down. How many species of trees are left?
A. 6
B. 7
C. 5
Correct Answer - A