Ecosystem Diversity

Biodiversity, aka biological diversity, usually refers to

• the number of people on Earth

• the variety of species in a specific area

• the number of animal species in a specific area

• the number of plant species in a specific area

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How can humans best help an endangered species avoid extinction?

• they can feed the animals

• they can put the animals in a zoo

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  they can protect the animals' habitat

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  they can take the animal to new habitats

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Define genetic diversity

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

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  variety of ecosystems in a given area

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  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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Define ecosystem diversity

• variety of ecosystems in a given area

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  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

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The gradual change in species over time is...

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  Adaptation

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  Evolution

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  Natural Selection

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  Nucleotides

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Which term refers to the process by which individuals that are better suited to the environment survive and reproduce therefore passing down their genes to their offspring? 

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  Evolution 

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  Variation 

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  Adaptation

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  Natural Selection 

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The white feathers of a snowy owl allow it to blend in with its environment during the winter months (snow). This is an example of ________________

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  Species

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  Environmental Change

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  Adaptation

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  Variation

Genetic differences between organisms of the same species

• Variation

• Adaptation

• Behavior

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  Environment

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What term describes the positive benefits that wildlife or ecosystems provides to people?

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  ecosystem services

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  ecosystem

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  biodiversity

• bioservice

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Which of the following is an example of an ecosystem service?

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  water filtration

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  food 

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  oxygen

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  they all are!

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