Biodiversity Basics

A variety of inheritable characteristics or genes in an interbreeding population

• species diversity

• genetic diversity

• ecosystem diversity

• eutrphication

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Invasive species can crowd out native species.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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Click on the map to help answer this question: What can we predict about the population of Feral Swine for the year 2016?

• There will be less feral swine in 2016 than there were in 1982.

• There will be more feral swine in 2016 than there were in 2010

• There were fewer feral swine in 2004 than 1982.

• There will be no change in feral swine population.

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Kudzu has overgrown many parts of southern Missouri and native ground plants have disappeared from the area. This is an example of:

• Parasitism between kudzu and the native plants

• A predator prey relationship between ground plants and kudzu

• Competition occurring between the native and invasive species

• Commesalism occurring between the kudzo and native plants

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This type of organism east a wide variety of food and can live in a variety of environments

• Generalist Species

• Specilaist Species

• Invasive species

• Native species

A Giant Panda has a highly specialized diet and can only live in very specific habitats. It can be considered a

• general species

• niche

• invasive species

• specialist species

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Biodiversity, aka biological diversity, usually refers to

• the same species in a general location

• the number of different species in a given area

• the number of animal species in a given area

• the number of plant species in a given area

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A population is

• a group of similar species in different areas

• a group of the same species in the same geographic area.

• a group of several species in the same geographic area

• a group of several species along with their abiotic factors in a small area.

High biodiversity makes the food web more complex and better able to support the most species, even if some populations decrease.

• True

• False

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High biodiversity ensures that many different ecological niches (jobs, roles) are filled, which helps the ecosystem function well.

• True

• False

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