Name: ___________________
1.
Worksheet: Biodiversity in Ecosystems
Science 10
Explain why the diversity of an ecosystem contributes to its sustainability.
2. Think about the ecosystems found in New Brunswick and explain how the sustainability of these ecosystems
are being threatened.
3. List ways that New Brunswick has worked to conserve the biodiversity of its ecosystems and in turn
working to further sustain them.
4. We know that plants (vegetation on land, and algae in the water) are the basis of all life because animals
depend on plants to provide energy to survive. By looking at figure 1 on page 8 of your textbook decide if
you believe the desert of Egypt in Northern Africa is more or less biodiverse than the tropical rainforests
of Brazil in South America explain your reasoning.
5. Explain why the following statement is true: “the areas closer to the equator are more sustainable than
areas closer to the poles”. Know that the equator is a line that runs through the center of the earth, and is
the warmest part of the world. The North and South poles are the coldest parts of the world, and the
process of photosynthesis (how plants live and make energy) needs sunlight to perform.
Name: ___________________
Worksheet: Biodiversity in Ecosystems
Science 10
6. Explain why the diversity of an ecosystem contributes to its sustainability.
7. Think about the ecosystems found in New Brunswick and explain how the sustainability of these ecosystems
are being threatened.
8. List ways that New Brunswick has worked to conserve the biodiversity of its ecosystems and in turn
working to further sustain them.
9. We know that plants (vegetation on land, and algae in the water) are the basis of all life because animals
depend on plants to provide energy to survive. By looking at figure 1 on page 8 of your textbook decide if
you believe the desert of Egypt in Northern Africa is more or less biodiverse than the tropical rainforests
of Brazil in South America explain your reasoning.
10. Explain why the following statement is true: “the areas closer to the equator are more sustainable than
areas closer to the poles”. Know that the equator is a line that runs through the center of the earth, and is
the warmest part of the world. The North and South poles are the coldest parts of the world, and the
process of photosynthesis (how plants live and make energy) needs sunlight to perform.
Name: ___________________
Worksheet: Biodiversity in Ecosystems
Science 10
11. Explain why the diversity of an ecosystem contributes to its sustainability.
12. Think about the ecosystems found in New Brunswick and explain how the sustainability of these ecosystems
are being threatened.
13. List ways that New Brunswick has worked to conserve the biodiversity of its ecosystems and in turn
working to further sustain them.
14. We know that plants (vegetation on land, and algae in the water) are the basis of all life because animals
depend on plants to provide energy to survive. By looking at figure 1 on page 8 of your textbook decide if
you believe the desert of Egypt in Northern Africa is more or less biodiverse than the tropical rainforests
of Brazil in South America explain your reasoning.
15. Explain why the following statement is true: “the areas closer to the equator are more sustainable than
areas closer to the poles”. Know that the equator is a line that runs through the center of the earth, and is
the warmest part of the world. The North and South poles are the coldest parts of the world, and the
process of photosynthesis (how plants live and make energy) needs sunlight to perform.