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Biodiversity means all the plants and animals on the earth. True or False?

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Biodiversity means all the plants and animals on the earth. True or False?

TRUE. Biodiversity means:
The variety and diversity of living species on Earth, including plants, animals, bacteria, and fungi
All the varieties and types of life on Earth
All the species in one region or one ecosystem

Biodiversity (all the plants and animals on earth) is important because it helps provide food, wood for building homes, fuel for cars, and medicine for humans. True or False?

The earth is losing biodiversity (all the plants and animals on earth) because:
A) The animals are losing their homes like forests, prairies, lakes, swamps
B) Humans are cutting down too many trees
C) Too much pollution
D) Climate change
E) All of the above

E) All of the above

Which is NOT true about biodiversity?
A) Having lots of plants and animals is good for humans
B) Biodiversity gives plants and animals a home
C) If animals lose their home, it is easy to make a new one for them
D) Biodiversity helps reduce greenhouse effects

C) If animals lose their home, it is easy to make a new one for them

A habitat is a place where animals make their home and includes the food, water, and other things that animals need to live. True or False?

Animals are losing their homes (habitats) because of:
A) Farming
B) Cutting Trees
C) Mining
D) Building more houses/buildings
E) Pollution
F) All of the Above

F) All of the Above

Mowing the lawn ruins the home (habitat) for some pollinators and insects. True or False?

TRUE. Mowing the lawn destroys the plants in your yard which is the home (habitat) for some insects.

Growing non-native plants in your yard is the best way to provide a safe home (habitats) for insects and animals. True or False?

FALSE. Non-native plants replace native plants and do not provide the right habitat for native animals/birds/pollinators. Dana Milbank of the Washington Post described the non-native plants in his yard as junk food - no nutrient value.

Increasing Habitat (where insects and animals live) increases biodiversity. True or False.

TRUE. Habitat loss reduces wildlife diversity, encourages non-native wildlife to replace native wildlife.

What is a pesticide?
A) Is it a chemical that is used to get rid of pests or plants/animals/insects like mosquitoes, ticks, rats, mice, etc
B) Is it used to protect humans from diseases carried by animals or insects like ticks or rats?
C) It is used to protect crops?
D) All of the above

D) All of the above

Which of these are pesticides?
A) Insecticide
B) Fungicide
C) Herbicides
D) Disinfectant
E) Antimicrobial
F) All of the above

F) All of the above
All of these are considered pesticides which is a chemical used to eliminate a perceived pest or undesired plant/animal/insect/fungus (mosquitoes, ticks, rats, mice, etc) and to protect humans from diseases or to protect crops.

Pesticides only kill the bad bugs but not the good bugs like butterflies. True or False?

True AND False. It depends on the type of pesticide used. Broad spectrum insecticides will kill a variety of insects, while other pesticides -biological pesticides, for example - target a specific insect or group of insects.

Which one of these is a pesticide?
A) Antibiotics
B) Fertilizers
C) Herbicides
D) Vitamins

Herbicide is used to kill unwanted plants and is used in crop production, forest management and lawn maintenance (yards, parks, golf courses). Herbicides can get into water sources through run off and indirectly harm wildlife. Also, the loss of plants can adversely affect wildlife (loss of habitat)

Which of the following is NOT a reason for using pesticides?
A) To increase crops
B) To control pests
C) To improve the soil

C) To improve the soil
In fact, heavy treatment of soil with pesticides can cause beneficial soil micro-organisms to decline.

Pesticides can be harmful to humans.
True or false?

TRUE. Exposure to certain pesticides has been linked to health problems such as cancer, reproductive issues, and neurological disorders depending on the type of pesticide (insecticide tends to be more harmful to humans than herbicide), the type of contact (skin contact, breathing, swallowing) and the amount of exposure (the level of exposure, period of time exposed, etc).