APES: Unit 2.1-2.2: Biodiversity

What is an example of a cultural ecosystem service?

• Recreation

• Farming

• Water purification

• Wood materials

What is an example of a supporting ecosystem service?

• Timber

• Photosynthesis

• Spreading of ideas

• Pollination

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What is an example of a regulating ecosystem service?

• Landscaping

• Global cultures

• Water purification

• Nutrient recycling

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What is an example of a provisioning ecosystem service?

• Natural gas

• Climate regulation

• Decomposition

• Music

What is a benefit of high biodiversity?

• Decreased resistance to disease

• Better able to adapt to changes

• Increased tolerance to predators

• Decreased tolerance to warm temperatures

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What is one problem with species with low genetic diversity?

• Decrease in size of organism

• Decrease in reproductive levels

• Increase in disease vulnerability

• Increase in adaptability

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What is species richness?

• The # of different species a community contains

• the relative abundance of the individuals within each of those species

• provides early warnings of damage to a community or ecosystem

• plays roles affecting many other organisms in an ecosystems

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What is a negative environmental impact of deforestation?

• More land for businesses

• Increase in CO2 in the atmosphere

• Increased ozone thinning

• Decrease in acid rain

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High biodiversity =

• 10 species with the same amount of individuals in each

• 10 species with uneven amounts of individuals in each

• 10 species with lots of individuals in one species and only a few in the others

What are smaller populations more vulnerable to?

• speciation

• extinction

• lower predation

• stable habitats

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