2.1 Classification and biodiversity

Practice questions on Classification and biodiversity

• Explain why a habitat with a large number of different species is considered to have high … (4 marks, Explain)
• A conservation organisation is comparing two freshwater lakes. Lake A contains 12 differen… (4 marks, Describe)
• Explain why maintaining high biodiversity is important for the long-term survival of ecosy… (4 marks, Explain)
• Describe four ways in which human activities can reduce biodiversity. (4 marks, Describe)
• Explain how the destruction of rainforests reduces biodiversity. (4 marks, Explain)
• Explain why viruses are not placed in any of the five kingdoms used to classify living org… (4 marks, Explain)
• Explain how the five kingdoms used to classify living organisms differ from one another. I… (4 marks, Explain)
• Describe the binomial system used to name living organisms. (4 marks, Describe)
• State the levels of classification used in the binomial system, from the broadest group to… (4 marks, State and Describe)
• Explain why scientists classify living organisms into groups. (4 marks, Explain)