Conservation and Biodiversity Quiz
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1. What is biodiversity?
- A. The number of habitats in a country
- B. The variety of species on Earth or in an ecosystem
- C. The total mass of living organisms
- D. The number of food chains in a community
2. Which of these is a source of water pollution?
- A. Acidic gases
- B. Landfill
- C. Sewage
- D. Smoke
3. Which human activity directly releases stored carbon dioxide as well as destroying a unique habitat?
- A. Building a housing estate
- B. Quarrying for stone
- C. Destruction of peat bogs
- D. Recycling paper
4. Which pair of gases is mainly responsible for global warming?
- A. Oxygen and nitrogen
- B. Carbon dioxide and methane
- C. Carbon dioxide and oxygen
- D. Methane and nitrogen
5. A conservation charity plants new hedgerows between fields and reduces logging in a nearby forest. Which two aims does this best achieve?
- A. Increasing land pollution and reducing habitats
- B. Providing wildlife corridors and reducing deforestation's effect on biodiversity
- C. Increasing greenhouse gas emissions and species distribution
- D. Reducing water pollution and breeding programmes