Biodiversity, Ecosystems, and Resilience

Identify examples of how healthy coral reef ecosystems are valuable to human society.

• Coral reefs provide economic value and create jobs through tourism, fishing and other activities.

• Coral reefs protect coastal communities from waves and storms.

• Coral can be consumed by humans for food

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Identify examples of how healthy forest ecosystems are valuable to human society.

• Produce oxygen

• Purify water and air

• Store carbon

• Provide habitat for wildlife

• Wood can be used as timber

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A population of sea stars which are an invasive species out complete a variety of native sea star species, but there is a net increase in amount in the total number sea star organisms. After the sea stars have invaded is there more or lesson biodiversity?

• More

• Less

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Which of the two ecosystems has a higher biodiversity?

• A

• B

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Which of the two ecosystems has a higher biodiversity?

• A

• B

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Which term matches the following definition

Definition: the capacity of an ecosystem to respond to a disturbance by resisting damage and recovering quickly.

• Resilient Ecosystem (Ecological resilience)

• Biodiversity

• Ecosystem

• Ecology

Which term matches the following definition

Definition: the variety life in a particular habitat. A high level of which is usually considered to be important and desirable.

• Resilient Ecosystem (Ecological resilience)

• Biodiversity

• Ecosystem

• Ecology

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Which term matches the following definition

Definition: community of interacting organisms and their environment.

• Resilient Ecosystem (Ecological resilience)

• Biodiversity

• Ecosystem

• Ecology

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Which term matches the following definition

Definition: the study of ecosystems.

• Resilient Ecosystem (Ecological resilience)

• Biodiversity

• Ecosystem

• Ecology

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Which biome is the most biodiverse?

• Desert

• Rainforest

• Tundra

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