Biodiversity

Define biodiversity

• variety of life in Earth's land, freshwater, and marine ecosystems

• variety of ecosystems in a given area

• the number of different species in a given area and the number of individuals of each species that are present

• the variation of genes within a species or population in a given area

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Define genetic diversity

• variation of genes within a species or population in a given area

• variety of ecosystems in a given area

• system made up of all the living and nonliving things in a given area

• disturbance in the environment conditions that cause genetic changes to occur in organisms

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Define species diversity

• both the number of different species and individuals of each species in a given area

• variation of genes within a species or population in a given area

• variety of ecosystems that are in a given area

• changes in an ecosystem that affect of the organisms interact with one another

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Define ecosystem diversity

• variety of ecosystems in a given area

• variation of genes within a species or population in a given area

• variety of life in Earth's land, freshwater, and marine ecosystems

• changes to an ecosystem that affect how the parts of it interact

An species that influences the survival of many other species in an ecosystem.

• invasive species

• keystone species

• producers

• gemstone species

The disappearance of dinosaurs millions of years ago is an example of?

• sustainability

• species diversity

• extinction

• bad luck

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

The benefits humans receive from ecosystems.

• ecosystems services

• ecological restoration

• sustainability

• biodiversity

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

The prefix Bio means

• life

• birds

• science

• ecosystems

The suffix diversity means

• different

• variety

• colors

• animals

_______________________ comprise only 6% of all land on Earth yet are home to nearly 50% of all the species on Earth.

• ocean

• tropical rain forests

• tundras

• desserts

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5