Environmental Science- Biodiversity

The variety of organisms in a given area

• Bioavailability

• Biological richness

• Biodiversity

• Ecosystem Richness

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

.... is replaceable or regenerated over time

• Renewable resources

• Nonrenewable resources

• Expendable resources

• Nonexpendable resources

What is a renewable resource?

• Coal

• Soil

• Natural Gas

• Oil

.... cannot be regenerated over time by natural processes

• Renewable resources

• Nonrenewable resources

• Expendable resources

• Nonexpendable resources

What is a nonrenewable resource?

• Water

• Wood

• Coal

• Soil

The variety of habitats, communities, and ecological processes in an ecosystem

• Ecosystem Diversity

• Species Diversity

• Genetic Diversity

• Population Diversity

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

# of different species in a given area

• Ecosystem Diversity

• Species Diversity

• Genetic Diversity

• Population Diversity

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

amount of genetic variation in a population or among all living organisms

• Genetic Diversity

• Species Diversity

• Ecosystem Diversity

• Geodiversity

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Renewable resources are unlimited

• True

• False

A way of using natural resources at a rate that does not deplete them

• Ecological usage

• Geological usage

• Green usage

• Sustainable use

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5