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Species richness:
The number of different species in a given area.
Species evenness:
The relative proportion of individuals within the different species in a given area.
Mass extinction:
A large number of species that went extinct over a relatively short period of time.
Evolution:
A change in the genetic composition of a population over time.
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One sentence.
Island biogeography:
The study of how species are distributed and interacting on islands.
Geographic range:
Areas of the world in which a species lives.
Biodiversity hotspots:
Isolated areas that are home to so many endemic species, that they contain a high proportion of all the species found on Earth.
Genetically modified organism (GMO):
An organism produced by copying genes from a species with some desirable trait and inserting them into others species of plants, animals, or microbes.
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Two sentences.
Ecological succession:
The predictable replacement of one group of species by another group of species over time.
Primary succession:
Ecological succession occurring on surfaces with bare rock and no soil.
Secondary succession:
The succession of plant life that occurs in areas that have been disturbed but have not lost their soil.
Climax community:
Historically described as the final stage of succession.
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Three sentences.
Microevolution:
Evolution at the population level.
Macroevolution:
Evolution that gives rise to new species, genera, families, classes, or phyla.
Evolution by artificial selection:
The process in which the humans determine which individuals to breed, typically with a preconceived set of traits in mind.
Evolution by natural selection:
The process in which the environment determines which individuals survive and reproduce.
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Evolution by random processes:
The processes that alter the genetic composition of a population over time, but the changes are not related to the differences fitness among individuals.
Realized niche:
The range of abiotic and biotic conditions under which a species actually lives.
Aquaculture:
The farming of fish, shellfish, and seaweed.
Provision:
A good produced by an ecosystem that humans can use directly.
Anthropogenic:
Environmental change caused or influenced by humans, either directly or indirectly.