Biodiversity & Conservation
This type of ecosystem service includes using plants to develop medicines.
provisioning service
These organisms occupy the first trophic level in ecosystems.
producers
This atmospheric layer absorbs ultraviolet radiation
stratosphere
This organelle carries out photosynthesis.
chloroplast
These sampling tools are most commonly used for systematic sampling across an area
transect lines
A species found only in one geographic area is described by this term.
endemic
This ecological rule states that only about 10% of energy transfers between trophic levels.
10% rule
This term describes how reflective a surface is
What is albedo
White blood cells are examples of these types of cells
specialized cells
This category of biodiversity measures the number of different species present
species richness
This is a major consequence of low genetic diversity in populations.
reduced ability to survive environmental change
If producers contain 55,000 J of energy, this amount reaches primary consumers
5,500 joules
This natural atmospheric process traps heat near Earth’s surface
greenhouse effect
During low blood glucose, alpha cells release this hormone
glucagon
Scientists used this technology to monitor Antarctic ice mass between 2002 and 2020
satellites
A species with only about 50 individuals remaining in the wild would likely be classified as this.
critically endangered
This Antarctic producer forms the base of many marine food webs
phytoplankton/algae
This technology stores captured carbon dioxide deep underground
carbon capture and storage
These muscles respond to cold temperatures by raising body hairs
hair erector muscles
This major global issue is responsible for melting Antarctic ice mass
climate change/global warming
This index combines species richness and abundance to measure biodiversity.
Simpson’s Index of Diversity
describe the range of the blushwood tree
It is found in northern Queensland only
In which stage of photosynthesis is a carbon dioxide molecule rearranged
light independent stage