APES Unit 2.1 Biodiversity

What is genetic diversity?

• Diversity within a species

• # of species and abundance in the community

• How many different habitats are in a region

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What is habitat diversity?

• Diversity within a species

• # of species and abundance in the community

• How many different habitats are in a region

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What is species diversity?

• Diversity within a species

• # of species and abundance in the community

• How many different habitats are in a region

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Factors that limit a species from growing out of control.

• Environmental resistance

• Biotic potential

• Host Parasites

• Relationships

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What is a change brought about by a physical, chemical, or biological agent that impacts population size or community structure?

• resistance

• stability

• disturbance

• resilience

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What is the ability of an ecosystem to recover after it has undergone a disturbance?

• resistance

• stability

• disturbance

• resilience

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Which of the following are examples of natural disturbances? (Select ALL that apply!)

• tornado

• tsunami

• volcano

• earthquake

• urbanization

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what is a water shed

• an aquifer.

• water stored under ground used for drinking

• an area or ridge of land that separates waters flowing to different rivers, basins, or seas.

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Which is NOT true about disturbances?

• they are caused by natural events such as hurricanes
• they occur only on short time scales
• they can cause complete destruction of an ecosystem
• many result in no change in ecosystem productivity

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The intermediate disturbance hypothesis theory states that intermediate levels of disturbance will

• increase runoff

• increase ecosystem nutrient cycling

• decrease primary productivity

• increase species diversity

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