E.S. L 3-3 Biodiversity

Biodiversity is

• The number of different species in an area

• The study of where organisms live

• The study of how living things interact with each other and their environment

• A species that influence the survival of many others in an ecosystem

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Which of the sentences is FALSE about biodiversity?

• Tropical rain forests are the most diverse ecosystems

• Coral reefs are the second most diverse ecosystems.

• The number of species decreases from the poles toward the equator

• Large area contain more species than small areas

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True or False: No one knows the exact number of species that live on Earth.

• True

• False

The THREE factors affecting biodiversity are:

• Area

• Niche Diversity

• immigration

• Climate

• parasites

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An Economic Value of Biodiversity is the use of tourism to run wildlife tours in rain forests, savannas, mountain ranges, and other locations called

• Savanna Tours

• Madagascar Trips

• Keystone Tourism

• Ecotourism

What are KEYSTONE species?

• A group of organisms that are similar and reproduce to produce fertile offspring

• A species that influences the survival of many others in an ecosystem

• An organism that is killed

• A species that does not influence the survival of the other organisms within its ecosystem.

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The individual differences in genes among members of a species make up the total ______________ of the species.

• Natural Pool

• Biodiversity

• Keystone species

• Gene Pool

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Which TWO sentences are true about species with diverse gene pools.

• They are less able to adapt to drought

• They can better tolerate fungus attacks

• They are better able to resist parasites

• They are less able to survive disease

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The disappearance of the members of a species from Earth is

• Threatened species

• Increased species

• Endangered species

• Extinction

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The name of the species that are in danger of becoming EXTINCT in the near future are considered

• Threatened species

• Increased Species

• Endangered Species

• Extinction Species