Question
Threats to Biodiversity
Carefully read this passage and graph. This is a reading exercise. Do not guess. Everything you need to answer the questions is given in the passage and the graph.
Biodiversity is a measure of how many species exist in a particular geographic area. High biodiversity usually means a healthier ecosystem, while low biodiversity usually means a less healthy ecosystem. When species are threatened, it means biodiversity is going down.
Scientists classify species that are at risk in the following risk ranges: possibly extinct, critically imperiled, imperiled, or vulnerable. Species that do not appear to be at risk are classified as apparently secure or secure.
An organization named NatureServe studies biodiversity. In 2023, NatureServe published a report entitled Biodiversity in Focus: United States Edition. In this report, they described the most common threats to imperiled species of plants, terrestrial (land) animals, and aquatic animals.
The following graph, taken from that report, shows the most significant threats to the three different categories of species shown.
Consider each type of threat shown in the graph.
1A. What are the TOP TWO threats for each category of organism? <<Read that carefully.
(1 point)
agriculture climate change dams and water management invasive species and disease pollution recreation
plants
terrestrial animals
freshwater animals
Question 2
Read the passage again.
1B. What geographic region is MOST LIKELY represented by the data in the graph?
(1 point)
Responses
global (worldwide)
global (worldwide)
South Carolina
South Carolina
North America
North America
United States
Carefully read this passage and graph. This is a reading exercise. Do not guess. Everything you need to answer the questions is given in the passage and the graph.
Biodiversity is a measure of how many species exist in a particular geographic area. High biodiversity usually means a healthier ecosystem, while low biodiversity usually means a less healthy ecosystem. When species are threatened, it means biodiversity is going down.
Scientists classify species that are at risk in the following risk ranges: possibly extinct, critically imperiled, imperiled, or vulnerable. Species that do not appear to be at risk are classified as apparently secure or secure.
An organization named NatureServe studies biodiversity. In 2023, NatureServe published a report entitled Biodiversity in Focus: United States Edition. In this report, they described the most common threats to imperiled species of plants, terrestrial (land) animals, and aquatic animals.
The following graph, taken from that report, shows the most significant threats to the three different categories of species shown.
Consider each type of threat shown in the graph.
1A. What are the TOP TWO threats for each category of organism? <<Read that carefully.
(1 point)
agriculture climate change dams and water management invasive species and disease pollution recreation
plants
terrestrial animals
freshwater animals
Question 2
Read the passage again.
1B. What geographic region is MOST LIKELY represented by the data in the graph?
(1 point)
Responses
global (worldwide)
global (worldwide)
South Carolina
South Carolina
North America
North America
United States
Answers
GPT-4o mini
1A. The top two threats for each category of organism are as follows:
**Plants:**
1. Agriculture
2. Invasive species and disease
**Terrestrial Animals:**
1. Invasive species and disease
2. Agriculture
**Freshwater Animals:**
1. Dams and water management
2. Pollution
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1B. The geographic region most likely represented by the data in the graph is:
**United States**
**Plants:**
1. Agriculture
2. Invasive species and disease
**Terrestrial Animals:**
1. Invasive species and disease
2. Agriculture
**Freshwater Animals:**
1. Dams and water management
2. Pollution
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1B. The geographic region most likely represented by the data in the graph is:
**United States**