Variety is the spice of life
A biodiversity Hotspot has many different ______ and is often _________
Many different Species and if often threatened
Ecosystems are doing constantly over time
Changing
This process is NOT an ecosystem service and requires breaking up land by cutting down trees
Deforestation
A Flood occurs in an area with high biodiversity after this occurance the area would recover......
Quickly
The Recovery if an ecosystem after a disturbance is called.
A succession
What does it mean for an ecosystem to have high biodiversity
A Ecosystem that has many different types plants animals and microorganisms along with thriving numbers of each species
What is the name of the two types of succession after a disturbance?
Primary and Secondary Succession
This is the name of the event in which we introduce a species in an area that is not originally from there and has a significant negative impact on that ecosystem
Invasive Species
These two FACTORS interact and make up an ecosystem
Birds have different sizes and shapes of beaks. This shows how birds have overall ________ to their needs/ecosystem
Adapted
After a disturbance, an ecosystem with high biodiversity will do this after a disturbance?
Will recover more quickly
During Primary succession, this is the name of the organisms that begin to thrive there first
Pioneer Species
Restricting the number of fish you are allowed to catch would have what impact on biodiversity?
Increase biodiversity.
With the Grey Squirrel introduction to an ecosystem by using the same overall resources as the red squirrel, what happened to the population of Red squirrel
The Population DECREASED
A Disturbance
Which Ecosystem has the highest Biodiversity
Rainforest
During Secondary succession after a disturbance, this is present which makes succession easier after the disturbance
Soil
Habitat Fragmentation reduces genetic diversity how?
By Dividing populations into smaller groups
By Increasing a new prey into the ecosystem, how does this affect predators
Increasing food supply and may increase population.
This is the name of the job that a specific organism has inside an ecosystem.
A Niche
The health of an overall ecosystem is measured how?
The variety of species living there
What is eutrophication?
Nutrients building up in the soil from dead/decaying materials.
Give a positive and negative Effect of Dams on an ecosystem
It creates Reservoirs that helps with flooding but blocks Migration Routes and breeding areas for fish
What two reasons do living and nonliving factors interact
Support Life and Maintain Balance
The Range of inherited differences within a population is called....
Genetic Diversity