Biological Diversity 1
A group of organisms that have the same structure and can reproduce with each other.
What is a species
Describes the role of an organism within the ecosystem
What is niche
The greatest biological diversity in plant and animal species is found where in the world?
Near the equator, tropical regions
A compound that dissolves in water to form a solution with a PH lower than 7
What is an acid.
Protects us from the damaging ultraviolet rays of the Sun.
What is the ozone layer.
All the different types of organisms living on earth.
What is Biological Diversity
Different species of the warbler bird feed on worms in different parts of a spruce tree. This is an example of...
What is resource partitioning
The disappearance of a species from the entire planet.
What is extinction.
Pure substances that cannot be broken down into other substances
What are elements.
What are animals without backbones.
Invertebrates
Air, water, and sunlight are different kinds of...
Abiotic factors
Used to describe the relationship between members of different species
What is symbiosis
a local extinction of a species from a particular area
What is extirpation
A compound that dissolves in water to form a solution with a PH higher than 7
What is a base
PPM
What is parts per million.
Variation between members of a population- these are caused by variations in the cells of the organisms.
What is genetic diversity or variability
This happens when 2 or more species need the same resource.
What is interspecies competition
Species in immediate danger of extinction or extirpation
What is endangered species
True or false, a higher PH= lower acidity
What is true
Reproduction which relies on gametes combining.
What is sexual reproduction.
The difference between biotic and abiotic.
What is living and non-living
Relationship where one organism benefits and the other organism is neither harmed nor benefits
What is commensalism
Describes how the environment decides which individuals will survive long enough to reproduce
What is natural selection
This type of solution will turn red litmus paper blue.
What is a base.
how poisonous a substance is
What is toxicity.