Biodiversity Vocab
This is the variety of life.
Biodiversity
Endangered Species Act
Is the current extinction rate higher/lower than normal?
Higher
Which organisms has the highest species diversity, plants, mammals, protists or insects?
Insects
Below the species level
sub-species
Which type of biodiversity is the easiest to measure?
Species Diversity
A method for managing whole ecosystems and habitats.
Mapping biodiversity hotspots
Events when extinction rates far exceed the normal background rate, 5 have occurred in history.
mass extinction
The latitudinal gradient is a natural pattern in which species diversity generally... (describe the pattern)
increases towards the equator
Above species but below family
genus
At risk of extinction
endangered
Breeding and raising organisms in controlled conditions.
Small areas of suitable habitat separated by areas of unsuitable habitat.
Habitat Fragmentation
Stable ecosystems are __?__ and __?__.
resistant and resilient
2nd highest, below domain
kingdom
Connects fragmented habitat
Name one international treaty to protect biodiversity.
CITES or the Convention on Biological Diversity
Of the 5 causes of biodiversity loss, which is the biggest?
Habitat fragmentation/loss
Describe the 3 parts of the Endangered Species Act.
Forbids governments and citizens from harming listed species and habitats.
Forbids trade in products made from listed species.
Requires U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to maintain official list of endangered and threatened species, and to develop recovery plan for each listed species.
In the scientific name Canis lupus, what is the species?
lupus
Local extinction
extirpation
Relieving a nation from paying some money it owes in exchange for protecting biodiversity.
debt-for-nature-swap
List the 5 causes of biodiversity loss.
Climate change, habitat loss, over harvesting, invasive species, pollution
Define "hotspot"
At least 1500 plant species found nowhere else in the world. Already lost 70% of their habitat as a result of human activity.
Beginning with domain and ending with species, list the taxonomic hierarchy in order.
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Order, Family, Genus, Species