Ecosystem Diversity

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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Why are wetlands important to maintaining biodiversity?

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  water filtration

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  flood prevention

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  habitat preservation

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  they all are!

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Which marked location on the map above would you expect to have the greatest biodiversity?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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What can the reader conclude about ecosystems based on the information in this passage?

• Ecosystems are always distinctly different and unique

• Ecosystems are interrelated with other ecosystems surrounding or including them.

• Ecosystems are slow-developing entities of biological communities.

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Paragraph 8 is mostly about ______.

• biospheres of Earth and all living organisms

• the effects of abiotic factors on living things

• the importance of biological diversity in the ecosystem

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Partially enclosed coastal area where a river meets the sea and seawater mixes with fresh water. It is also known as the marine ecosystem nursery.

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Greater ____________________ means there are more habitats to support different types of organisms.

• Ecosystem Diversity

• Species Diversity

• Genetic Diversity

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Which ecosystem is more likely to survive a change in the environment?

• One with High biodiversity

• One with Low biodiversity

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The level of biodiversity that involves a variety of habitats is _____ diversity.

• ecosystem

• population

• genetic

• species

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How do biodiversity and stability work together?

• The lower the biodiversity the greater the stability of an ecosystem.

• The higher the biodiversity, the less stable the ecosystem

• The higher the biodiversity, the greater the stability of the ecosystem.

• Biodiversity has nothing to do with ecosystem stability.

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