Biodiversity Basics
This term refers to the variety of life forms on Earth, including ecosystems, species, and genetic diversity.
Biodiversity
This type of ecosystem service provides humans with food and water.
Provisioning Services
This is the process by which natural habitats are destroyed, leading to biodiversity loss.
Habitat Destruction
Air pollution is linked to this common respiratory disease.
Asthma
Planting trees to restore damaged forests is an example of this conservation strategy.
Reforestation
Biodiversity is essential for providing goods and services. Name one example of a regulating service.
Flood Control/Climate Regulation
Nutrient cycling and soil formation are examples of this type of ecosystem service.
Supporting Services
Overhunting, overfishing, and overharvesting are collectively known as this threat to biodiversity.
Over-exploitation
This environmental phenomenon, caused by burning fossil fuels, acidifies water bodies and harms ecosystems.
Acid Rain
Reducing carbon footprints by practicing the "3 Rs" stands for these actions.
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Cities occupy only 2% of the Earth's land surface but rely on this for goods and services.
Hinterlands
Ecosystem services that provide recreational and spiritual benefits fall under this category.
Cultural Services
The introduction of non-native species that disrupt ecosystems is known as this.
Invasive Species
Name one chronic illness that is significantly influenced by environmental hazards.
Cancer, Heart Disease, Diabetes
This international agreement aims to address global climate change and its impact on biodiversity.
Paris Agreement
Biodiversity is often measured using these two indicators: one represents the number of species, and the other represents their even distribution.
Species Richness and Evenness
The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment introduced this framework, categorizing ecosystem services into four types.
Provisioning, Regulating, Cultural, Supporting Services
This effect describes how small population sizes increase the likelihood of extinction due to genetic bottlenecks and environmental fluctuations.
Allee effect
This class of harmful chemical pollutants includes substances such as PCBs, DDT, and dioxins, which persist in the environment and accumulate in organisms.
Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
This biodiversity conservation strategy prioritizes protecting entire ecosystems rather than individual species to maintain ecological integrity.
Ecosystem-based Conservation
This biologist developed the concept of the "biodiversity hotspot," highlighting areas with exceptional species diversity at risk.
Norman Myers
The concept of ecosystem services originates from this ancient philosopher's writings about nature providing for human needs.
Aristotle
The sixth mass extinction event is currently underway due to human activities, but the last recorded mass extinction wiped out 75% of Earth’s species approximately this many million years ago.
66 Million Years Ago
The Great Smog of London in 1952 led to the deaths of thousands and prompted air quality regulations worldwide. It was caused primarily by this type of pollution.
Coal Smoke and Sulfur Dioxide Pollution
The term "biophilia hypothesis," which suggests that humans have an innate connection to nature, was first proposed by this renowned biologist.
E.O. Wilson