Biodiversity
Threats to Biodiversity
Unofficial Vocabulary
Keystone & Invasive Species
100
Where is one of the most biodiverse places in the world? Biomes are accepted.
Amazon rainforest or great barrier reefs
(rainforest or coral reefs)
100
What are the 5 main threats to biodiversity?
pollution, habitat loss, climate change, overfishing, invasive species
100
refers to long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. These shifts may be natural, but since the 1800s, human activities have been the main driver
Climate Change
100
True or false: All members of a food web are equal in abundance and in their relative effects on one another.
False
200
This occurs to biodiversity as we move closer to the tropics.
Increases
200
What makes an ecosystem stronger to threats?
What is increased biodiversity?
200
Resilience is...
the ability to recover
200
Based on this map, which state has the least amount of invasive Japanese Honeysuckle?
Florida
300
Ture or false: If an organism is removed from a food web then the ecosystem will fall apart. Explain.
False. The higher the biodiversity the more stable the ecosystem.
300
What is primary catalyst to biodiversity loss in modern times?
Humans
300
Species Diversity is....
The number and relative abundance of species in a biological community.
300
The sea otter is removed from the ecosystem. what is a direct impact?
The sea urchin population increases
400
what is the functional role an organism plays in an ecosystem?
What is a niche?
400
What are potential repercussions resulting from deforestation?
Increased CO2 levels, climate change, habitat loss, etc.
400
Ecosystem Diversity is...
The variety of Ecosystems within a given region
400
The sea otter is removed from the ecosystem. What is an indirect impact?
The kelp forest and biodiversity decreases.
500
What are the three types of biodiversity?
species biodiversity, ecosystem biodiversity, and genetic biodiversity
500
Can a disrupted ecosystem be fixed? How?
reintroducing keystones species to the ecosystem
500
This type of organism sustains the balance of an ecosystem
keystone species
500
As invasive species population increase, what increases with it?
costs and damage