Biodiversity Quiz Questions And Answers
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Do you really know about biodiversity, and why is it essential for us? If so, give answers to the questions asked here in the following Biodiversity quiz and test your knowledge regarding the same. Biodiversity refers to the variety of life that exists on Earth, from very small to giants. It can positively affect ecological productivity and maintain a balance among all living beings. This quiz will test you on biodiversity with twenty basic to intermediate level questions. Let's see if you can get them right or not.
- 1.Biodiversity is
- A.
A type of coconut
- B.
A brand of oil
- C.
The spread of all living things
- D.
A plant species
- 2.How many are now extinct of all the life forms that have ever existed?
- A.
21.2%
- B.
74%
- C.
58.88%
- D.
99.9%
- 3.In which country one can find 99% of marsupials?
- A.
China
- B.
Brasil
- C.
India
- D.
Australia
- 4.Which one of the following countries is 'megadiverse'?
- A.
Australia
- B.
England
- C.
USA
- D.
India
- 5.How many have been identified if there is estimated to be 100 million species on the earth?
- A.
100 million
- B.
1.7 million
- C.
500,000
- D.
30 million
- 6.This branch of biodiversity provides 60% of all the world's medicine.
- A.
Animals
- B.
Bacteria
- C.
Plants
- D.
All of the above
- 7.Which of the following is causing the most extinction?
- A.
Pollution
- B.
Loss of habitat
- C.
Farts
- D.
They are dying of old age.
- 8.Which of the following environments have the most biodiversity?
- A.
Sahara Desert
- B.
Amazon Rainforest
- C.
North Pole
- D.
Mt Everest
- 9.Which of the following does biodiversity not contribute to?
- A.
Food
- B.
Clothes
- C.
Wireless Internet
- D.
Petrol
- 10.What is the second most leading cause of global warming?
- A.
Pollution
- B.
Deforestation
- C.
Greenhouse gases
- D.
All of the above
- 11.What would be a good way to preserve biodiversity?
- A.
By not littering
- B.
Reduce Reuse Recycle
- C.
Not driving as often.
- D.
All of the above
- 12.How many species of plants, animals, and insects are being lost every day?
- A.
1
- B.
388
- C.
137
- D.
12
- 13.The Cretaceous-Tertiary extinction event refers to the extinction of which race?
- A.
Wooly Mammoths
- B.
Saber Tooth Tigers
- C.
Tasmanian Tiger
- D.
Dinosaurs
- 14.The biodiversity found on the earth today is the result of how many years of evolution?
- A.
3.5 billion
- B.
120, 000
- C.
40 million
- D.
38
- 15.All life on the earth consisted of Archaea, Bacteria, Protozoans, etc. until how many years ago?
- A.
50
- B.
2 billion
- C.
600 million
- D.
40 billion
- 16.Which country supports almost 10% of biodiversity on the earth?
- A.
Austria
- B.
Australia
- C.
New Zealand
- D.
Afghanistan
- 17.How many of our mammals, reptiles, and plants are endemic (found only in Australia)?
- A.
56%
- B.
80%
- C.
32%
- D.
12%
- 18.Which country has the worst rate of mammal extinction in the world?
- A.
Bahamas
- B.
China
- C.
Australia
- D.
Scotland
- 19.Which is the most biodiverse country in the world?
- A.
Mexico
- B.
Brasil
- C.
Japan
- D.
China
- 20.What percentage of species are estimated to be extinct by the year 2050?
- A.
34%
- B.
99%
- C.
30%
- D.
12%
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