Biodiversity and Sustainability

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What is biodiversity?

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Biodiversity refers to the different amount of species in an area.

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How does high biodiversity affect sustainability?

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If biodiversity is high, then sustainability is high.

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What happens to sustainability if a key species is removed from an ecosystem?

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The ecosystem would collapse because it lost its main producer.

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Which biome is characterized by grasslands and is home to animals like lions and zebras?

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Grasslands.

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What is the impact of a drying ocean on its sustainability?

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Sustainability would decrease because the number of species would decrease.

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What are the main producers in a tundra ecosystem?

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Grasses and wildflowers.

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Define sustainability in the context of ecosystems.

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Sustainability refers to the ability of an ecosystem to maintain its functions and processes over time.

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What role do producers play in an ecosystem?

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Producers, like plants, create energy through photosynthesis and are the foundation of the food web.

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What is an example of a biome?

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Examples of biomes include grasslands, tundra, rainforest, and temperate forest.

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How does climate change affect biodiversity?

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Climate change can lead to habitat loss, which decreases biodiversity.