Chapter 7 Biodiversity

A recreational experience among life forms and ecosystems is called ____

• biodiversity

• ecosystem

• ecotourism

The death of many species in a relatively short time is known as

• extinct in the wild

• mass extinction

• extermination

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the number and variety of ecosystems within a given area

• species diversity

• genetic diversity

• ecosystem diversity

the variety of life across all levels of ecological organization

• biodiversity

• endangered species

• threatened species

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

a vulnerable species, one that is likely to become endangered

• common species

• endangered species

• threatened species

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

the number or variety of species in a particular region

• species diversity

• genetic diversity

• ecosystem diversity

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

a species that is endanger of becoming extinct

• biodiversity

• endangered species

• threatened species

• common species

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

the differences in DNA among individuals within species and populations

• species diversity

• genetic diversity

• ecosystem diversity

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native to that area; found no where else in the world

• exotic species

• endemic species

• threatened species

the process of breeding and raising organisms in controlled conditions

• habitat fragmentation

• poaching

• Endangered Species Act

• captive breeding

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