15 Questions
What percentage of the world's known biodiversity is housed in the Amazon Rainforest?
10%
Which of the following countries does NOT have a portion of the Amazon Rainforest?
India
Which marine region spans the marine waters of the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and Timor-Leste?
Coral Triangle
What percentage of the world's coral species are found in the Coral Triangle?
76%
Which area has the most coral reef fish diversity in the world?
Coral Triangle
What percentage of the fishes in the Coral Triangle are endemic or locally restricted species?
8%
What term was coined by Walter Rosen in 1985?
Biodiversity
What does the 1992 Convention on Biological Diversity define as biodiversity?
Diversity within species, between species, and of ecosystems
How is species richness commonly measured in biodiversity?
By counting all species in an area
What plays a major role in the dynamics of the relationship between biotic and abiotic in ecosystems?
Biodiversity
What is the outcome of over 3 billion years of evolutionary history?
Biodiversity
What is the portmanteau of biological and diversity?
Biodiversity
What encompasses the variety of all life on earth?
Biodiversity
Which term refers to the variability among living organisms from all sources including terrestrial, marine, and other aquatic ecosystems and their ecological complexes?
'Biodiversity'
What role does biodiversity play in the dynamics of the relationship between biotic and abiotic in ecosystems?
'Major role'
Test your knowledge about the Amazon Rainforest, which houses at least 10% of the world’s known biodiversity, and the Coral Triangle, a vast area of tropical marine waters known for its rich marine biodiversity.
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