What's Biodiversity?
Usually refers to the number of different species in a given area
What is biodiversity?
A species that is likely to become extinct if protective measures are not taken immediately
What is an endangered species?
Any form of genetic material, such as that contained within the reproductive cells of plants and animals
What is a germ plasm?
The movement of organisms between areas
What is migration?
A snail can sleep for how many years?
What is 3 years?
A piece of DNA that codes for a specific trait that can be inherited by an organism's offspring
What is a gene?
A species that has a declining population that is likely to become endangered if it is not protected
What is a threatened species?
Am act passed by Congress in 1973 designed to protect plant and animal species in danger of extinction
What is the Endangered Species Act?
A term that describes all free-swimming organisms such as fish, turtles and whales
What is nekton?
How many heart chambers does a cockroach have?
What is 12 chambers?
A species clearly critical to the functioning of an ecosystem
What is a keystone species?
A species that is not native to a particular region
What is an exotic species?
A plan that attempts to protect one or more species across large areas of land through trade-offs or cooperative agreements
What is a habitat conservation plan?
A tropical biome dominated by grasses, shrubs, and small trees found in parts of Africa, western India, northern Australia, and some parts of South America
What is the savanna?
This bird is a universal symbol of peace
What is a dove?
A form of tourism that supports the conservation and sustainable development of ecological unique areas
What is ecotourism?
Illegal hunting, fishing, harvesting and trade of wildlife
What is poaching?
A treaty that aims to preserve biodiversity and ensure the sustainable and fair use of genetic resources in all countries
What is the Biodiversity Treaty?
The first organisms to colonize any new available area and begin the process of ecological succession
What are pioneer species?
Which animal never sleeps?
What is a bullfrog?
This type of organism is considered the most biodiverse
What are insects?
Species that are native to and found only within a limited area
What are endemic species?
These are the two ways conservationists aim to protect the environment
What is species protection and ecosystem protection?
The lithosphere is divided into pieces called...
What are tectonic plates?
A group of hedgehogs is otherwise known as a...
What is a pickle?