Habitat/Niche
A role is an ecosystem
What is a niche
living things on earth
biotic factor
sand, water, sunlight
What are abiotic factors?
the removal of an organism permanently
What is extinction?
water, air, land
What are types of pollution?
Place where a living organism lives
What is a habitat?
variety of species in a given area
What is species diversity?
living non-living things living in the same area
What is an ecosystem?
mining, construction, removing trees
What causes habitat loss
organism introduced accidentally or on purpose into a habitat .
What is an invasive species?
ocean
What is the largest ecosystem in the world?
The variety of life on Earth
What is biodiversity?
whale, turtle, dog
What are biotic factors?
makes ecosystems less sustainable.
What happens to biodiversity decrease?
wet meadows and shallow, sunny wetlands
Habitat for the Bog Turtle
a cactus lives here
What is a desert?
The extent to which individuals are distributed evenly among species
What is species evenness?
a group of living organisms that can reproduce another member of the species.
What is a species?
This legal protection is for species that are listed as endangered or threatened
What is the Endangered Species Act?
rising temperatures on the planet
What is climate change?
competition for resources
What happens when two organisms occupy the same niche?
Simpson’s Index
A comparison between species richness to species evenness
the diversity of ecosystems, natural communities and habitats
What is ecological biodiversity?
removal of trees from an area
What is deforestation?
taking too many resources from an ecosystem or area
What is overharvesting of resources?