Biodiversity basics

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The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem

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biodiversity

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Sustainability

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Maintaining a rate of resource consumption that will allow the population to survive indefinitely.

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Which country would you expect to experience the most severe short-term problems like overpopulation, deforestation, poverty, and disease? Options: Japan, Pakistan, Peru, Mexico

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Pakistan

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Which kind of diversity allows organisms on earth to adapt to and survive many changing environmental conditions? Options: genetic diversity, species diversity, functional diversity, ecosystem diversity

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genetic diversity

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Which habitat has the greatest species richness? Options: boreal forest, savannah, short-grass prairie, tropical rainforest

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tropical rainforest

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The number of different species and the abundance of each species in a biological community.

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species diversity

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Having more diversity allows organisms and environments to...

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Respond to changes better

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What actions decrease biodiversity?

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Pollution, Overpopulation, Habitat Destruction / Loss, Monocrop Farming / Mining / Overfishing / Over hunting

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Which of the following describes the importance of biodiversity to an ecosystem? Options: a. People like to be able to see all the different plants and animals, b. If there aren’t all the different species, there will be resources that aren’t being used, c. Biodiversity is not as important as many people think, d. Biodiversity can help minimize the effects of losing a species.

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Biodiversity can help minimize the effects of losing a species.

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In what way are humans most impacting the biodiversity of ecosystems around the world?

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We are destroying the habitats of a large number of species

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