Biodiversity
Organisms that make their own food
producers
Where living and non living things live together and interact
ecosystems
What term describes the variety of plant and animal species in an ecosystem?
Biodiversity
Species at serious risk of extinction
Endangered
living things
biotic
What are the causes of deforestation?
logging
What is the leading cause of extinction?
Loss of habitat
the role of species in an ecosystem
niche
When a species loses its variety of genes
genetic depletion
What is the most biodiverse environment?
Amazon Rainforest
energy levels in a food web
trophic level
What is the primary reason for the decline in orangutan numbers in Borneo?
Deforestation
3 Benefits of biodiversity
Agriculture, medicine, Ecotourism
protected areas where local communities can harvest natural resources in sustainable ways
extractive reserves
Raising and breeding animals in controlled conditions
Captive Breeding