The Biodiversity Crisis
Population/Species Levels
Community/Ecosystem/Landscape Levels
Misc.
Mr. Craig
100
Rapid decrease in variety of life.
What is the biodiversity crisis?
100
Smallness of populations causes of extinction.
What is small-population approach?
100
Applying ecological principles to the study of human land use.
What is landscape ecology?
100
The human connection to diverse organisms and the attraction to beautiful landscapes.
What is biophilia?
100
Place in which Mr. Craig was born.
What is Kenya?
200
1. Loss of genetic diversity 2. Loss of species diversity 3. Loss of ecosystem diversity
What are the 3 levels of biodiversity?
200
Downward spiral that is populations specific, prone to genetic drift.
What is an extinction vortex?
200
Pieces of quality habitat connecting isolated patches.
What is movement corridor?
200
The use of living organisms to detoxify polluted ecosystems.
What is bioremediation?
200
The reason Mr. Craig married his wife.
What is she looks pretty when she cries?
300
1. Purification of air and water 2. Reduce severity of droughts and floods 3. Detoxify and decompose waste 4. Nutrient Cycling 5. UV protection
What are ecosystem services?
300
Number of individuals that can breed successfully, different number than total population.
What is effective population size?
300
Small area with concentration of species and large number of endangered and threatened species.
What is biodiversity hot spot?
300
land region with one or more undisturbed areas by humans or their activities.
What is zoned reserve?
300
The reason Mr. Craig has a bald spot.
What is his brain is so large it pushes out the hairs?
400
1. Habitat destruction 2. Introduced species 3. Overexploitation 4. Destruction of food chains
What are the 4 major threats to biodiversity?
400
Enviromental factors cause extinction.
What is declining-population approach?
400
This boundary is needed to sustain species, but it is usually larger than the legal boundary.
What is biotic boundary?
400
Reorienting ecological research and reevaluating human values.
What is the goal of sustainable development?
400
Place in which Mr. Craig grew up
What is Antartica?
500
1. Crops, fibers and medicine for human use 2. Understanding evolution by observing genes
What are the benefits of species/ genetic diversity?
500
1. Habitat vs jobs 2. Restore vs cost
What is conflicting demands of conserving species?
500
The use of organisms to add essentials to polluted ecosystems.
What is biological augmentation?
500
Preserving life.
What is conservation biology?
500
The reason Mr. Craig smokes.
What is to look cool?
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