Biodiversity & Ecological Succession

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What is an invasive species?

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A non-native (not naturally found) species added to an area.

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Biodiversity

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The different amount of species in an area

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Is high biodiversity a sign of a healthy ecosystem?

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True

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What are some ways we can help in maintaining biodiversity?

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Get involved with ecological restoration in your area, prevent invasive species from overpopulating, don't use chemical pesticides on crops.

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Why does image "B" show more biodiversity than image "A"?

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Because "B" shows more different species than image "A"

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The prefix Bio means

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life

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High biodiversity is

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having a lot of variety of different organisms.

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How do lichens contribute to primary succession?

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Lichens begin to break down rock to form soil

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After a forest fire, an ecosystem would start regrowth through -

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secondary succession

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Succession that occurs in an area with no soil

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primary succession