Biome
Biodiversity
Measuring Diversity Methods
Biodiversity Index Problems
Protecting Biodiversity
50

There are ______ major land Biomes on Earth.

What is seven?

50

The number and variety of organisms found in a specific region.

What is Biodiversity?

50

When insecticide is sprayed into the tops of trees so that the dead insects can be identified, counted and recorded.

What is Canopy fogging?

50

The biodiversity Index of a farm is 0.05. This is indicates _______ biodiversity.

what is low?

50

Planting trees to replace trees that have been cut or burned down.

What is reforestation?

100

Tropical and Temperate refer to types of_________. 

What is rainforests?

100

The variety of Ecosystems in the Biosphere.

What is ecosystem diversity?

100

When fine mesh nets are used to humanely capture animals in Ecosystems.

What is Mist netting?

100

What is the biodiversity of this ecosystem?

Monkeys: 3  Eagle: 5   Rhino: 4   Zebra: 5

what is 0.24?

100

The process of restoring land disturbed by mining.

What is reclamation?

150

________ make up roughly 1/3 of Earth's Land Mass and are the driest ecosystems.

What is a desert?

150

The inherited traits that are present in a population. The can be seen or unseen.

What is genetic diversity?

150

This is not an accurate way to determine biodiversity because tree tops and water depth can make recording data difficult.

What is aerial photos?

150

What is the biodiversity of this ecosystem?

Starling:100   Cardinal:150   Crow:60   Eagle:30

What is 0.01?

150

The regulation of sources of water pollution in the United States. Aimed at reducing water pollution.

What is the United States Clean Water Act?

200

This is also known as a Boreal Forest.

What is the Taiga?

200

The number of different species and the quantity of each species.

What is species diversity?

200

At every interval of this line, the species and individuals are recorded.

What is transect sampling?

200

The number of species in an area, divided by the total number of individuals in the same area. 

What is the biodiversity Index?

200

Regulations in place to help population of organisms remain at sustainable levels.

What is Sustaining Populations?

300

Forests that grow in temperate regions where there is more variation in winter and summer temperatures.

What is a temperate deciduous forest?

300

The group of organisms that has the most known species.

What is insects and arthropods?

300

A known square-area is marked and the individuals in the area are identified and recorded.

What is Quadrat Sampling?

300

System A: Gorilla(10), Monkeys(5), Giraffes(7) 

System B: Gorilla(3), Monkeys(3), Giraffes(5), Zebra(10), Elephant(8)

Which has a higher Biodiversity and what is it?

What is Ecosystem B, 0.17?

300

Mechanical controls, chemical controls, and biological controls are methods used to help control ______ _____

what is invasive species?

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