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WorksheetsChapter 5 Vocabulary Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
When entire species permanently disappear from the biosphere is what?
Extinction
Biodiversity
Genetic diversity
Background Extiction
The variety of life in an area that is determined by the number of different species in that area is what?
Extinction
Biodiversity
Genetic diversity
Background Extinction
The number of different species and the relative abundance of each species in a biological community is what?
Extinction
Biodiversity
Genetic diversity
Background Extiction
_______ is the gradual process by which a species goes extinct.
Extinction
Biodiversity
Genetic diversity
Background extinction
_____ is the separation of an ecosystem into small pieces of land
Habitat Fragmentation
Edge effect
Biological magnification
Eutrophication
______ is the increasing concentration of toxic substances in organisms as trophic levels increase in a food chain or web.
Habitat Fragmentation
Edge effect
Biological magnification
Eutrophication
______ occurs when fertilizers, animal aste, sewage, or other substances rich in nitrogen and phosphorus flow into waterways causing algae growth
Habitat Fragmentation
Edge effect
Biological magnification
Eutrophication
_______ is the number of different species and the relative abundance of each species in a biological community.
Species Diversity
Ecosystem Diversity
_______ is the variety of ecosystems that are present in the biosphere
Species Diversity
Ecosystem Diversity
______ are resources that are replaced by natural processes faster than they are consumable
Renewable Resources
Nonrenewable Resources
Endemic Species
