Maintaining Biodiversity

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What are models that illustrate the energy flow between organisms in an ecosystem?

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Food webs

Front

What do we call an organism when there are no more left on Earth?

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Extinct

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Who are scientists that study human impacts on ecosystems?

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Conservation biologists

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What are protected lands in the United States that preserve ecosystem and biodiversity?

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National parks

Front

What is something that worsens the quality of air, water, or soil called?

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Pollutant

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What is the term for the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem?

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Biodiversity

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What is the process by which species adapt to their environment over time?

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Evolution

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What do we call the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism?

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Habitat

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What is the term for the relationship between two different species living in close physical proximity?

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Symbiosis

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What is the term for a species that is at risk of extinction?

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Endangered species