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bio 6-3 biodiversity
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| biological diversity | biodiversity |
| variety of habitats communities and ecological processes in the living world | ecosystem diversity |
| refers to the number of different species in the biosphere | species diversity |
| sum total of all the different forms of genetic information carried by all organisms living on earth today | genetic diversity |
| one of earths greatest natural resources | biodiversity |
| true/false human activity cannot reduce biodiversity | false |
| occurs when a species disappears from all or part of its range | extinction |
| a species whose population size is decreasing in a way that places it in danger if extinction | endangered species |
| development often splits ecosystems into pieces, a process called what? | habitat fragmentation |
| concentrations of harmful substances increase in organisms at higher trophic levels of a food chain or web | biological magnification |
| species introduced into new habitats | invasive species |
| human activity can reduce biodiversity by introducing ________ species into new environments | foreign or invasive |
| wise management of natural resources | conservation |