Cosmos Magazine - Issue 33 - Edith Cowan University
Cosmos Magazine - Issue 33 - Edith Cowan University
Cosmos Magazine - Issue 33 - Edith Cowan University
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<strong>Cosmos</strong> teaCher’s notes<br />
issue <strong>33</strong><br />
appendix a<br />
BIoDIversIty quIZ<br />
7. Which of the following environments on our planet cannot support life?<br />
a.<br />
b.<br />
c.<br />
d.<br />
Antarctica and Arctic<br />
deep-sea hydrothermal vents.<br />
The frigid ice of the Arctic and Antartic<br />
none of the above<br />
8. What is the most serious threat to biodiversity?<br />
a.<br />
b.<br />
c.<br />
d.<br />
Scientific research<br />
habitat loss<br />
pollution<br />
ozone depletion<br />
9. It is estimated that tropical forests may contain ___ of biodiversity.<br />
a.<br />
b.<br />
c.<br />
d.<br />
10%<br />
20%<br />
50%<br />
80%<br />
10. Since the turn of the 20th century, how much of the world’s plant genetic diversity for food and agriculture has been lost?<br />
a.<br />
b.<br />
c.<br />
d.<br />
10%<br />
20%<br />
50%<br />
75%<br />
13<br />
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