1. most familiar life forms live in regions of biomes that humans inhabit. (1 point) true false 2. biodiversity is the variety of life forms that exist or existed in the past. (1 point) true false 3. changes in an organism can’t occur because of an outside force, such as a massive earthquake. (1 point) true false 4. a species is a group of organisms with distinct characteristics that match others in a population. (1 point) true false 5. one of the most well-known researchers of living organisms and biodiversity was charles darwin. (1 point) true false 6. all scientists agreed with charles darwin’s findings. (1 point) true false 7. natural selection is a process by which organisms remain the same over time to maintain consistency. (1 point) true false 8. it was thought that there were areas of the earth where life couldn’t exist, since the temperatures were not suitable for most animals to survive. (1 point) true false 9. scientists have found new organisms that have the ability to survive extreme temperatures, great pressure depths, or highly toxic solutions. (1 point) true false 10. we have always known how vast biodiversity is on earth. (1 point) true false

1. The first statement is true. A biome is defined as a large set of naturally occurring plants and animals occupying a major habitat. For e.g. forest, dessert, grasslands etc.

2. The given statement is True. Biodiversity is defined as the variety of plants and animals exists or existed in the world or in any specific habitat. The high level of biodiversity is important and beneficial for the environment.

3. This statement is False. Outside force such as earthquake, zone hole etc can certainly cause changes in the organism. For example, UV rays can cause cancer in an organism, dark colorization of peppered moth during industrial revolution.

4. It is True as species is defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreed and share common characteristics. It is the basic unit of biological classification. For example, sapiens is the species of human being.

5. Yes, the given statement is true. Charles Robert Darwin famous naturalist, biologist, and geologist. He was best known for his work in the field of evolution and gave the theory of natural selection. He is also known as the father of evolution.

6. No, all scientists were not agreed with Charles Darwin, for example, Lamarck, Weismann etc. However, Neo-Darwinism was much more accepted that Darwin original theory. Hence, the given statement is false.

7. Natural selection is one of the process of evolution. It sates that organisms better suited and adapted to their environment have better chances of survival. Organisms acquire new characteristics over the generations in order to adapt in a environment. Hence, the given statement is false.

8. The statement is true. However, recently it has been found that there are some bacteria which can inhabit the extreme conditions. They are known as extremophiles, for example, halophiles, thermophiles etc.

9. Yes the statement is true. These organisms are known as extremophiles, for example, halophiles (which live in high saline conditions), thermophiles (can live in high temperatures) etc.

10. This statement is false as there are many species which have not been discovered yet.

variation is inherited