biodiversity key terms - Statistics

Jump to: Answer Stats | Score Distribution | Your Scores

General Stats

This quiz has been taken 17 times
The average score is 11 of 28

Answer Stats

		% Correct
a group of organisms that can breed to produce fertile offspring	species	93%
place where an organism lives	habitat	87%
a measure of variation found in the living world	biodiversity	80%
type of sampling - using arbitrary values to decide where to sample	random sampling	67%
significant + long lasting changes in weather patterns	climate change	60%
a different version of a gene	allele	53%
when every member of a species dies	extinction	53%
a measure of how many different species are present	species richness	53%
active management to maintain biodiversity	conservation	47%
a crop consisting of one strain of one species	monoculture	40%
square frame with little mini squares inside that is used for sampling	quadrat	40%
type of sampling - dividing habitat into areas that appear different + sampling each	stratified sampling	40%
variations between organisms within the same species	genetic biodiversity	33%
nationally protected area that can be visited	national park	33%
type of data - numeric	quantitative data	33%
a measure of how equally represented each species in an area are	species evenness	33%
type of conversation - taking organisms outside of their natural environment	ex-situ conservation	27%
the position of a gene on a chromosome	gene locus	27%
type of conservation - management within a organisms natural environment	in-situ conservation	27%
an important species that has a disproportionately high effect on its ecosystem	keystone species	27%
type of sampling - picking an area you know is good/easy to sample	opportunistic sampling	27%
mating organisms with desired traits in order to have offspring with desired traits	selective breeding	27%
type of sampling - taking samples at fixed intervals across a habitat	systematic sampling	27%
type of trap - little container in a hole that poor little animals will fall into	pitfall trap	20%
protection of area and removal of human impact to maintain biodiversity	preservation	20%
loss of soil fertility caused by removal of minerals by continuous cropping	soil depletion	20%
a line taken across a habitat which is used to sample along	transect	20%
area set aside for conservation of species or habitats	wildlife reserve	20%

Score Distribution

Percent of People with Each Score

Percentile by Number Answered

Your Score History

You have not taken this quiz

Countries of the World Quiz

US States Quiz

World Map Without 20 Random Countries

Countries by First Two Letters in 90 Seconds

Fast Typing 1 to 100

World Capitals Quiz

Europe Map Quiz

United States Map Quiz

Countries by Borders in 90 Seconds

Countries of Europe Quiz

U.S. Presidents Quiz

Fifty US States in One Minute