Vocabulary
Define Organism
Any living thing
Are all the deer in my backyard a community, population, or ecosystem?
It is a Popultion
Define Biodiversity
the variety of species in an area
Define Keystone species
Species that influences the survival of many other species in an ecosystem
What is all the air and all the rocks? Is it a community, a population, or an ecosystem.
An Ecosystem
What affects biodiversity?
Area, Climate, Gene pool, Niche diversity
Define Niche
An organism’s job in its environment
Are all the fish in Jordan lake a community, a population, or a ecosystem
A population
what is one of the main causes of decreasing biodiversity.
Habitat destruction
Define Ecology
Study of the environment and how all living things in it interact with each other and with abiotic factors.
Are all the frogs, the turtles, and the fish in one pond a community, a population, or a ecosystem
A community
Losing biodiversity means fewer species to _____ (clean and filter water, put nutrients in soil to grow crops, pollinate…)
Preform services for us.
Define Habitat
Where an organism lives-provides all it needs to live, grow, and reproduce (food,shelter,mates,water…)
Are all the giraffes, the lions, and the zebras in the zoo a community, a population, or a ecosystem?
A community
Losing biodiversity means ___ for people
Fewer resources.