U2 Biodiversity & Evolution

The variety of species on Earth is known as

• biodiversity

• adaptation

• natural selection

• synthetic biology

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

A species that naturally lives and thrives in a particular ecosystem.

• native species

• non-native species

• original species

• grandfather species

The place or type of ecosystem in which a species lives and obtains what it needs to survive

• habitat

• local

• niche

• ecosystem diversity

The process by which Earth's life forms change over time.

• ecological niche

• synthetic biology

• evolution

• functional diversity

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

A species that has a large effect on the types and abundance of other species in an ecosystem. Without them the ecosystem would be dramatically changed.

• indicator species

• keystone species

• invasive species

• non-native species

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

The abundance and distribution of species within an ecosystem.

• functional diversity

• genetic diversity

• ecosystem diversity

• species diversity

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NGSS.HS-LS2-1

NGSS.HS-LS2-2

Earth's diversity of biological communities such as deserts, grasslands, forest, lake, rivers, and wetlands.

• functional diversity

• genetic diversity

• ecosystem diversity

• species diversity

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Species whose presence, absence, or abundance is linked to a specific environmental condition and as a result is sensitive to environmental change.

• indicator species

• keystone species

• non-native species

• invasive species

Species that can live in many difference places, eat a wide variety of foods, and often tolerate a wide range of environmental conditions.

• survivor species

• generalist species

• specialist species

• best species

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Occurs when an entire species ceases to exist.

• extinction

• speciation

• mutation

• elimination

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1