Vocabulary
This is illegal hunting and killing of animals for ones benefit.
Poaching
Why do so many species die out at this time?
Due to human activities
What is biodiversity?
The number and variety of different species in a given area
What is emmigration?
The movement of individuals or populations out of a particular area or habitat to another area or habitat
What is habitat destruction?
Damage done to a habitat that results in the loss of resources that organisms need to survive, like food, water, and shelter
This is a species that is not native to a particular region.
exotic
Name 3 things that can cause a species to become extinct.
habitat destruction, over hunting, pollution, illegal hunting (poaching), natural disaster (volcanic eruption, wildfire, earthquake, tsunami, hurricane)
What is a habitat?
The natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.
What is a developer?
One who attempts to put land to its most profitable use through the construction of improvements
What is population density?
Number of individuals per unit area
This is a species critical to the functioning of an ecosystem.
keystone species
When was the Endangered Species Act Passed?
1973
What is extinction?
What is the complete disappearance of a species from Earth.
What is an environmentalist?
A person who participates in environmentalism, a social movement that seeks to protect the environment through lobbying, activism, and education
Which of the ways to save individual species may involve the preservation of only part of an organism?
germ-plasm banks
How many species have become extinct on Planet Earth?
99%
What is immigration?
This refers to the movement of individuals into a population or a new habitat.
What does endangered mean?
A species is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range
What is habitat diversity?
All of the different kinds of habitats in a given unit area
What is species diversity?
The number and relative abundance of species in a biological community.
What is an endemic species?
An endemic species is a plant or animal that is unique to a specific geographic location and found nowhere else in the world. This location can be as small as a single lake or as large as an entire continent, but it's always restricted to a particular area.
What are the 4 main provisions of the Endangered Species Act?
1. The US Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) must have a list of all the endangered and threatened species
2. Endangered and Threatened Species may not be killed
3. Federal Government may not carry out any project to harm endangered species
4. USFWS must have a recovery plan
What is a threatened species?
A threatened species is one that is at risk of becoming endangered within the foreseeable future.
What ecosystem do we live in in NE Ohio?
What is a temperate deciduous forest.
What is an adaptation and why does it increase a species chances of survival?
An adaptation is a trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce. Adaptations increase a species' chances of survival because they enable individuals to better cope with environmental challenges