Environmental Science: Biodiversity and Conservation

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The illegal capture or killing of an organism, often for money, is called...

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poaching

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A drought has hit this grassland biome. How will this affect the rabbit population?

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The rabbit population will decrease.

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All living and nonliving things in an environment and the many ways they interact are called

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ecosystem

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What is biodiversity?

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the variation of living organisms in an ecosystem

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Biotic elements

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living things in an ecosystem

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What are abiotic elements in an ecosystem?

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nonliving things in an ecosystem

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True or false: Pollution tends to increase biodiversity.

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False

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What is an invasive species?

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an organism that is NOT native to an area and causes harm to the environment/humans

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Which of the following forbids the U.S. government and its citizens from harming endangered or threatened species and their habitats? Options: the Environmental Protection Agency, Species Survival Plan, the Endangered Species Act, The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species

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the Endangered Species Act

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The major cause of extinction is ____________________.

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habitat destruction