Biodiversity and why it keeps ecosystems steady
Grade 9 Science Worksheet - Building Confidence
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A field note about one meadow (model data)
what is counted number different plant species in the meadow 14 Pia reads a field note about one meadow. Which kind of diversity does the note count?
- Genetic diversity: the versions of genes inside one species
- Population size: the number of plants in the meadow
- Ecosystem diversity: the number of different ecosystems in an area
- Species diversity: the number of kinds of species in the meadow
A field note about one wildflower species (model data)
what is counted number versions (alleles) of one gene found among the plants 6 Ari reads a field note about one wildflower species. Which kind of diversity does the note count?
- Species diversity: the number of kinds of species in the meadow
- Ecosystem diversity: the number of different ecosystems in an area
- Population size: the number of plants in the meadow
- Genetic diversity: the versions of a gene inside one species
A field note about one nature area (model data)
what is counted number different ecosystems in the area: a pond, a meadow and a woodland 3 Bo reads a field note about one nature area. Which kind of diversity does the note count?
- Ecosystem diversity: the number of different ecosystems in an area
- Species diversity: the number of kinds of species in the area
- Genetic diversity: the versions of genes inside one species
- Habitat size: how much land the area covers
Plants counted in two meadows (model data)
species meadow A plants meadow B plants clover 10 25 yarrow 10 25 dandelion 10 0 plantain 10 0 Jun reads the table of plants in two meadows. Which meadow has more species, and how many?
- Meadow A, with 4 different species
- Meadow B, with 50 plants in total
- Meadow B, with 2 different species
- Meadow A, with 40 plants in total
Species found in two plots (model data)
plot species found number of species X oak, maple, birch 3 Y oak, maple, birch, elm, pine 5 Kira reads the table of species found in two plots. How many more species does plot Y have than plot X?
- 5 more species: the species in plot Y
- 3 more species: the species in plot X
- 2 more species: 5 − 3
- 8 more species: the two counts added
Milo reads the graph. What was the growth of the one-species plot in year 2, the dry year?
- 400 grams per square meter
- 600 grams per square meter: the many-species line
- 800 grams per square meter: the start of both lines
- 760 grams per square meter: the one-species line in year 3
Noah reads the graph. Year 2 was a dry year. Which statement about year 2 is correct?
- Both plots fell, and the many-species plot fell further, to 375
- Just the one-species plot fell; the many-species plot stayed at 500
- Both plots fell by the same amount, 125
- Both plots fell, and the one-species plot fell further, to 250
Esme reads the graph. In which year were both lines lowest?
- Year 5, the last point on the graph
- Year 1, the first point on the graph
- Year 3, when both lines dipped
- Year 4, when both lines rose again
Growth in two plots (model data)
plot species before the dry year during the dry year P 16 600 450 Q 1 600 300 Tala reads the table. Which plot lost more growth during the dry year?
- The plots lost the same, 150 grams each
- Plot P lost 0 grams, against 300 for plot Q
- Plot P lost 450 grams, against 300 for plot Q
- Plot Q lost 300 grams, against 150 for plot P
Growth in three plots (model data)
plot species before the dry year during the dry year A 1 500 250 B 4 500 350 C 16 500 400 Zee reads the table. Which plot lost the least growth during the dry year?
- Plot A, which lost 250 grams per square meter
- Plot C, which lost 100 grams per square meter
- Plot B, which lost 150 grams per square meter
- Plot C, which lost 0 because it has the most species