Biodiversity
definitions
A life on our Planet
100

Organisms that make their own food

producers

100

Where living and non living things live together and interact

ecosystems

100

What term describes the variety of plant and animal species in an ecosystem?

Biodiversity

200

Species at serious risk of extinction

Endangered

200

living things

biotic

200

What are the causes of deforestation?

logging

300

What is the leading cause of extinction?

Loss of habitat

300

the role of species in an ecosystem

niche

300

When a species loses its variety of genes

genetic depletion

400

What is the most biodiverse environment?

Amazon Rainforest

400

energy levels in a food web

trophic level

400

What is the primary reason for the decline in orangutan numbers in Borneo?

Deforestation

500

3 Benefits of biodiversity

Agriculture, medicine, Ecotourism

500

protected areas where local communities can harvest natural resources in sustainable ways

extractive reserves

500

Raising and breeding animals in controlled conditions

Captive Breeding

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