Name:_____________________________________________________Per.:______Date:__________________Assignment#:_____Biology:BiodiversityWSUsethereadingtohelpanswerthefollowingquestions:
1. NamefourmajorenvironmentaleffectsofhumanactivityontheEarth.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. Whatisbiodiversity?_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. Whatimpactscanintroducedspecieshaveonecosystems?_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4. ThewaterhyacinthwasamajorweedinAustralianandoverseas’waterwaysuntilbiologicalcontrolwasused.Lookingatthephotobelow,whatimpactwouldthisweedhaveonbiodiversityinthewaterwaysitinfests?Inotherwords,howdoesitaffectotherspecies?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
5. Howcananativespeciesbecomeaweedorapest?____________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________AremotevalleyintheOtwayshasbeenexploredbyhumansforthefirsttime,andithasbeenfoundtobehometoasmallpopulationofanewspeciesofpossum.Youhavebeenappointedtomanagethearea.Whatstrategieswillyouputinplacetoprotectthenewlydiscoveredspecies?______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
6. Writeanaccountdescribingtheworld’secosystemsin2050ifhumanactivitiescontinueastheyarenow.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
7. Lookatthemeadowsbelowandfilloutthetablesthatfollow.
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8. Whichmeadowhasgreaterbiodiversity,andwhy?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
NumberfoundinMeadowA
NumberfoundinMeadowB