Biodiversity

Match the following statements with the correct words.

• This type of diversity refers to the ways that species interact with each other & their environment

• biodiversity

• This type of diversity refers to the number of species & abundance of species in a particular place

• Species

• The variety of life found on Earth.

• Surviving

• Organisms with a large gene pool have a great chance of ____ than a population w/limited variability

• ecological

• This type of diversity is the variation in genes within a species.

• Genetic

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EEn2.7.2

List three benefits of biodiversity

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EEn2.7.2

Describe how rainforests are more diverse than arctic ecosystems. Give examples of ecological diversity, species diversity, and genetic diversity.

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EEn2.7.2

​ (a)   protection of water resources, soil formation and protection, nutrient storage and recycling, pollution breakdown, helps climate stability, maintenance of ecosystems, recovery from unpredictable events.

• Ecosystems Services
• Biological services
• Social Benefits

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EEn2.7.2

​ (a)   ​ food, medicinal resources,

wood products, breeding stocks,

population reservoirs, future resources,

diversity in genes, species & ecosystems

• Biological Resources
• Ecosystem Services
• Social benefits

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EEn2.7.2

​ (a)   research, education, recreation

and tourism, cultural values

• Social Benefits
• Ecosystem Services
• Biological Services

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EEn2.7.2

Explain how biodiversity makes food

      webs more stable.

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Which biome/ecosystem will have less diversity?

 

• Grasslands

• Hardwood Forest

• Desert

• Pine Forest

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A ____________ ecosystem can better withstand and recover from disasters.

  A.  Young  B.  Old

  C.  Healthy  D.  Dying

• Young

• Old

• Healthy

• Dying

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Which of these drawings would be found in a healthy ecosystem?

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