The sum of all living things on Earth.
Biosphere
A group of organisms of the same species that live in the same area is called...?
Population
The variety of living organisms on Earth.
Biodiversity
The movement of individuals out of a population.
Emigrate
Which of these is an example of a density-independent limiting factor?
A- Parasite
B- Food Shortage
C- Decrease in Prey
D- Natural Disaster
D- Natural Disaster
The number of different species in an ecosystem.
Species Richness
How fast a population can grow is....
Growth Rate
By the equator.
The movement of individuals into the population.
Immigrate
What two factors help increase a population?
Births and Immigration
The number of different species in a particular ecosystem.
Species Diversity
A particular location on the planet where the population lives.
Geographic Distribution
What has a higher biodiversity, a desert or rainforest?
Rainforest
What type of growth does this graph represent?
Logistic Growth
If a population has no known predators and plenty of resources, how might the population change?
It would increase.
The variety of genes of forms of genetic information that exist in a population of a species.
Genetic Diversity
The largest number of individuals that an environment can support.
Carrying Capacity
Name a major threat to biodiversity.
Pollution, Invasive species, Deforestation, Habitat Loss, Poaching/Hunting.
Any abiotic or biotic factor that restricts the size of a population.
Limiting Factor
A group of people are developing a town in central Kansas. What is most likely to happen to the ecosystem biodiversity?
The Biodiversity will decrease.
The variety of ecosystems in a given area.
Ecosystem Diversity
Population growth depends on what 3 things?
Birth rate, death rate, and migration.
An area with a high level of biodiversity that is under serious threat from human actions is called...
Biodiversity Hotspot
What type of growth is the graph representing?

Exponential Growth
The birth rate and death rate in the population are roughly equal, what happens to the population size?
Stabilize/ No change