Types of Biodiversity
the variety of life
What is biodiversity?
Food, shelter, and medicine are examples
What is direct economic value?
Bison being hunted for their hides and for sport became endangered due to the O in HIPPO
What is overexploitation?
The separation of an ecosystem into small pieces of land
What is habitat fragmentation?
Where fresh water flows into the ocean
What is an estuary?
What is genetic diversity?
Flood protection, wind break, fertile soil, and clean water are examples.
What is indirect economic value?
This is the leading cause of endangerment to species worldwide.
What is Habitat loss?
When fertilizers, animal waste, or sewage enter a waterway causing extensive algae growth
What is an autotroph?
Enjoying hiking and camping in a beautiful setting is an example of what value
This type of Pollution causes an accumulation of toxic substances in carnivores at higher trophic levels.
What is biological magnification?
A loss of a large percentage of life in a relatively short amount of time
What is mass extinction?
Nonliving components of the ecosystem
What are abiotic factors?
What is ecosystem biodiversity?
What is genetic diversity
The three threats that invasive species can cause.
What are predators, disease, and competition?
Habitat fragmentation causes this issue where abiotic factors are different along the boundaries of an ecosystem
What are edge effects?
The tested factor in an experiment
What is the independent factor?
What is the tropical rainforest?
This animal group experiences the highest percentage of extinctions
What are mammals
What does HIPPO stand for?
What is Habitat loss, Invasive species, Pollution, Pet trade, and Overexploitation?
The number of mass extinctions in earth's history
What is 5?
This animal is endemic to a small patch of land outside of Laramie, Wyoming. It goes through a complete metamorphosis, is susceptible to chytrid fungus, and has the scientific name of Bufo baxteri.
What is the Wyoming toad?