Lesson 8: Biodiversity FLASHCARD

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Biodiversity level of a rainforest ecosystem includes all the:

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plants, animals, and insects

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High biodiversity is a sign of a healthy ecosystem.

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True

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This picture is a great example of ____________ biodiversity.

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high

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How can you tell sea otters are a keystone species based on the graph?

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As sea otter population decreases, biodiversity decreases.

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Removing an ordinary species (example: bird) from a food web typically results in...

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Increased population of the ordinary species' prey

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Immediate effect of removing snowshoe hare from the food web?

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The shrew population would decrease due to being only hawk food source.

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What would happen if the grizzly bear decreased in this food web?

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There would be more deer.

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If the grasshopper were to be removed completely from the food web, how would this affect the biodiversity of the ecosystem?

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decreases biodiversity

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Which community has a greater biodiversity?

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Community A

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High biodiversity is

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having a lot of variety of different organisms.