AP ES: Biodiversity & Disturbance

The variety of life in an ecosystem.

• Ecology

• Environment

• Biodiversity

• Ecosystem Resilience

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The ability of an ecosystem to recover quickly and resist damage after disasters

• Ecology

• Environmental Science

• Biodiversity

• Ecosystem Resilience

Mice eat seeds, small fruits and berries, beetles, caterpillars, grasshoppers, leafhoppers, and an underground fungus. What happens if all the grasshoppers die?

• The mice die because of a food source being removed

• The mice survive due to biodiversity

• The beetles and caterpillars increase in population

• The beetles and caterpillars decrease in population

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Koalas eat eucalyptus. What happens if all the eucalyptus dies?

• The koalas die due to lack of food

• The koalas adapt to eat other organisms

• The eucalyptus finds a way to regrow

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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

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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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

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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