McGraw Hill Biology Ch. 5

A process in which all of the members of a species die out is called ________________.

• Evaporation

• Emigration

• Death

• Extinction

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The variety of life in an area (number of different species in an area) is called ______________.

• Biome

• Biodiversity

• Diversity

• Biomass

The different genes or inheritable characteristics in a population is known as its _________________.

• Genetic diversity

• Genetics

• Genetic drift

• Natural Selection

The number of different species, and the abundance (how much) of each species, is known as the area's __________________.

• genetic diversity

• species diversity

• diversity

• biomass

___________ is the number of different ecosystems in a biosphere.

• Species diversity

• Genetic diversity

• Ecosystem diversity

• Biodiversity

____________ is the gradual process of species becoming extinct.

• Extinction

• Background extinction

• Mass extinction

• Species extinction

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An event in which a large percentage of all living species become extinct in a relatively short period of time is called _________________.

• Species Extinction

• Mass Extinction

• Ecosystem Extinction

• Extinction

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__________ are all materials and organisms found in the biosphere, including minerals, fossil fuels, plants, animals, soil, clean water, etc.

• Natural resources

• Renewable resources

• Non-renewable resources

• Pollutants

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__________ means "excessive use of species for economic value"

• Economy

• Poaching

• Overexploitation

• Exploitation

The separation of a habitat into small pieces of land is called _____________________.

• Corridors

• Habitat

• Human interference

• Habitat Fragmentation