The number and variety of organisms found in a specific area (such as a small pond, a grassy field, a desert, or all of the Earth.)
Biodiversity
What is the term for when the last member of a species dies?
Extinction
What is one way humans have affected Biodiversity?
Acceptable answers: Harming the environment in any way, pollution, deforestation, mass emissions of CO2, etc.
What is intraspecific competition?
Competition between members of the same species.
all of the different genes (inherited traits) in a population
Genetic Biodiversity
a community of living organisms and all of the biotic and abiotic factors in an area
ecosystem
The primary cause of current mass extinction
humans
Mutualism
Neither is harmed, both benefit
all of the different species in an ecosystem
Species Biodiversity
What are three types of biodiversity?
genetic, species, ecosystem
Has the increase of human population increased or decreased Biodiversity?
Decreased.
What are examples of harmful symbiotic relationships?
Predation and Parasitism
Finding different animals in Alaska as compared to animals in Washington state would be an example of this type of biodiversity.
Ecosystem biodiversity
Has a low number of organisms and very few different types of organism (a few varieties of species) example:
Low Biodiversity
How has deforestation affected biodiversity?
Acceptable answers: Habitat loss, mass amounts of carbon released which can lead to ocean acidification and kill coral reefs which ultimately decreases biodiversity within it, etc.
Commensalism
One species benefit. The host species neither benefits from nor is harmed by the relationship.
A ladybug with a distinct color with that species represents this type of biodiversity.
genetic diversity
Has a large number of organisms and many different types of organism
(a wide variety of species) example:
High Biodiversity
The most threatened areas of high species diversity on Earth
oceans, forests, rivers, lakes, islands
What lowers the fitness of both species?
Competition