Vocabulary
The variety of life in an ecosystem or habitat
Biodiversity
What is a dead tree that acts as a nutritious place to grow for other plants?
Nurse tree or log
What island has more biodiversity, a far or a close island?
Close island
True or false ... Biodiversity has no effect on a food web?
False
True or False...Taking care of the environment benefits people
True
The theory that describes how biodiversity plays out in islands
Island Biogeography Theory
After a glacier melts the area would go through which type of succession?
Primary
Which environment would have higher biodiversity ... a wheat field or a prairie?
Prairie
True or False...A single species can impact its physical environment
True!
How does biodiversity help a species or ecosystem?
Biodiversity brings stability
The first species to colonize an area after a disturbance
Pioneer Species
What type of succession has the greatest biomass (capability for carbon storage)?
Primary or Old Growth
What is more genetically diverse, a population of 50 or 5,000 individuals?
5,000
The relationship between species that want the same resources
Competition
What is the ecosystem service that describes the food and resources nature provides?
Provisioning services
A species that maintains balance in its ecosystem, often at the top of a food web
Keystone species
What is the first living organism to grow in primary succession?
Moss and Lichen
Which has more biodiversity, a large or a small island?
A Large Island
The species relationship when one species benefits and the other is not affected
Commensalism
Give 3 examples of a regulating services that the environment offers
Climate regulation, water filtration, pollination
A species that is unique to a certain area
What kind of succession has an overly high tree density?
Secondary
What are the three aspects of biodiversity?
Genetic, ecosystem, and species
Name the 5 ecological relationships
Commensalism, predation, parasitism, mutualism, competition
Name the 4 services the environment provides
Provisioning, Regulating, Cultural, and Supporting