Ecosystem Recovery and Biodiversity Lomax

A species that plays a critical role in the health, maintenance, growth, or definition of an ecosystem.

• keystone

• invasive

• engineer

• predator

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Two or more species that engage in mutually beneficial interactions.

• mutualists

• engineers

• invasives

• predators

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

A species that helps to manage prey populations, which in turn controls the ecosystem's producers (vegetation).

• predator

• keystone

• engineer

• mutualist

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

A species whose consumption of plants helps control the physical and biological aspects of an ecosystem.

• predator

• keystone

• herbivore

• flagship

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What is a keystone species?

• A species that helps to hold an ecosystem together

• A species that lives in or around rocks

• Keys and stones have nothing to do with ecology

• A keystone isn't a living thing, it's just a stone

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

the number of different types of species in an ecosystem

• richness

• evenness

• hot spot

• biodiversity

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

the ability of an ecosystem to recover after a disturbance

• resistance

• resilience

• relocation

• rejuvination

sequence of biotic changes that restore/rebuild a damaged community

• pioneer species

• succession

• richness

• evenness

regrowth of species from the soil after a disturbance

• primary succession

• secondary succession

• finale succession

• keystone species

biodiversity is measured by

• random quadrat sampling

• height of vegetation

• richness and evenness

• health of keystone species