Biodiversity and Conservation

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What is an invasive species?

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A non-native (not naturally found) species added to an area.

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What is the variety of ecosystems that are present in the biosphere?

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ecosystem diversity

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What is the variety of genes present?

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genetic diversity

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The number of different species and the abundance of each species in a biological community.

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species diversity

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______ ______ includes things like minerals, fossil fuels, plants, animals, clean water, and solar energy.

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Natural Resources

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What happens when fertilizers, animal waste, sewage, or other substances rich in nitrogen and phosphorus are lost into waterways causing excessive algae growth?

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Eutrophication

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The use of living natural organisms to detoxify a polluted area?

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Bioremediation

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Species that are only found in a specific geographic area are _______.

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Endemic 

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What effect is shown in this picture? (The pond is green from algae). Options: biomagnification, eutrophication, habitat fragmentation, invasive species

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eutrophication

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The practice of harvesting or hunting to such a degree that remaining individuals may not be able to replenish the population is called

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overexploitation