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WorksheetsEcosystem Recovery and Biodiversity Lomax
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins
A species that plays a critical role in the health, maintenance, growth, or definition of an ecosystem.
keystone
invasive
engineer
predator
Two or more species that engage in mutually beneficial interactions.
mutualists
engineers
invasives
predators
A species that helps to manage prey populations, which in turn controls the ecosystem's producers (vegetation).
predator
keystone
engineer
mutualist
A species whose consumption of plants helps control the physical and biological aspects of an ecosystem.
predator
keystone
herbivore
flagship
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
the number of different types of species in an ecosystem
richness
evenness
hot spot
biodiversity
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
