Biodiversity & Ecosystem Services
Adaptations and Natural Disruptions
Island Biogeography and Ecological Tolerance
Ecological Succession
Generalist or Specalist
100
Using water from a lake is an example of this type of ecosystem service.
What is provisioning ecosystem service?
100
A bird flying south for the winter is an example of this type of adaptation.
What is behavioral adaptation?
100
Introduction of these can negatively impact island biogeography due to factors such as no natural predators and overuse of resources.
What are invasive species?
100
An organism that colonizes barren land is called this.
What is a pioneer species?
100
What is a generalist species?
200
Marketing tour services and camping sites is an example of what ecosystem service?
What is cultural ecosystem service?
200
Organisms adapt to fit this.
What is their environment?
200
Range of conditions that an organism can endure before injury or death occurs.
Ecological tolerance
200
An organism that gives clues to the health of an ecosystem.
What is an indicator species?
200
What is a specialist species?
300
The number of different species found in an ecosystem.
What is species richness?
300
A natural disruption that occurs with no set frequency on any scale of time.
What is random?
300
Islands are made up of these types of organisms due to low diversity in resources.
What are specialist species?
300
Recolonization of an ecosystem after a wildfire.
What is secondary succession?
300
Type of organism that is more vulnerable to ecosystem change.
What is a specialist species?
400
A disruption in an ecosystem can cause a large loss of biodiversity leading to this.
What is a population bottleneck?
400
Sea level has varied over time due to the melting of this.
What is glacial ice?
400
_________ to the mainland has an effect on the biodiversity of an island.
What is location/proximity?
400
The most biodiverse and active an ecosystem would be is called what?
What is the climax community?
400
Type of organism that is found in more varying ecosystems.
What is a generalist species?
500
The four ecosystem services.
What are provisioning, regulating, cultural, and supporting?
500
The giraffe's long neck is an example of this.
What is a structural adaptation?
500
This is a way that organisms get to an island.
What is flying, floating, humans, ect.
500
An organism that plays a viral role in the ecosystem.
What is a keystone species?
500
Loss of habitat leads to the loss of this type of species first.
What is a specialsit species?