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Which of the following is NOT a benefit of biodiversity mentioned in the text?
Which of the following is NOT a benefit of biodiversity mentioned in the text?
- Contributing to air and water pollution (correct)
- Offering cultural and aesthetic benefits
- Providing new food sources
- Affecting climate stabilization
What is one of the benefits of biodiversity related to wild plants?
What is one of the benefits of biodiversity related to wild plants?
- Enhancing droughts and floods
- Leading to increased pollution levels
- Providing genetic diversity for disease protection (correct)
- Decreasing the resilience of ecosystems
How does biodiversity contribute to ecosystem resilience?
How does biodiversity contribute to ecosystem resilience?
- By adding instability to ecosystems
- By reducing the ability to recover from stress
- By increasing adaptation to change (correct)
- By decreasing the consequences of losing a keystone species
What happened in Yellowstone National Park as a result of losing wolves?
What happened in Yellowstone National Park as a result of losing wolves?
Why are keystone species important in ecosystems?
Why are keystone species important in ecosystems?
How can biodiversity help in controlling pests and diseases?
How can biodiversity help in controlling pests and diseases?
Which type of pollution is caused by excessive use of plastic?
Which type of pollution is caused by excessive use of plastic?
What is the main characteristic of an exotic species?
What is the main characteristic of an exotic species?
Why are invasive species harmful to ecosystems?
Why are invasive species harmful to ecosystems?
How do native species differ from exotic species?
How do native species differ from exotic species?
Which human activity is associated with overconsumption of resources like deforestation and mining?
Which human activity is associated with overconsumption of resources like deforestation and mining?
Which type of diversity refers to the number of different ecosystems in a region?
Which type of diversity refers to the number of different ecosystems in a region?
Why are populations with little genetic diversity vulnerable to environmental change?
Why are populations with little genetic diversity vulnerable to environmental change?
Which group of organisms is mentioned as the most diverse with over 1 million species?
Which group of organisms is mentioned as the most diverse with over 1 million species?
Among different biomes, which biome has the highest biodiversity?
Among different biomes, which biome has the highest biodiversity?
What is the primary reason why many species have not yet been discovered?
What is the primary reason why many species have not yet been discovered?
What is the term used to describe the variety of life across all levels of biological organization?
What is the term used to describe the variety of life across all levels of biological organization?
What has caused scrubby vegetation to overgrow in some of Africa's savannas?
What has caused scrubby vegetation to overgrow in some of Africa's savannas?
Which species has been extirpated from most of its historic range but is not yet extinct?
Which species has been extirpated from most of its historic range but is not yet extinct?
How do humans contribute to biodiversity loss according to the text?
How do humans contribute to biodiversity loss according to the text?
What benefits do biodiversity provide to economies based on the text?
What benefits do biodiversity provide to economies based on the text?
What is the definition of extirpation according to the text?
What is the definition of extirpation according to the text?
Why is the recovery of the beaver population mentioned in the text?
Why is the recovery of the beaver population mentioned in the text?
