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Biodiversity
Importance of Biodiversity
Threats to Biodiversity
Preserving/Restoring Biodiversity
Natural Selection
100
This occurs when biodiversity is lost.
What is extinction?
100
Food, shelter, medicine and clothing are all examples.
What are direct economic benefits?
100

The primary cause of extinction/ loss of species diversity.

What is habitat loss?

100

This insured that diminishing species would be protected.

What is the Endangered Species Act?

100

Charles Darwin discovered these species on the Galapagos Islands. 

What are finches?

200
The type of biodiversity that shows the different traits in one population
What is genetic diversity?
200

This is the strength of the ecosystem to disturbances

What is resistance?

200

The artificial selection of desired genes by humans.

What is selective breeding?

200

This practice can help preserve biodiversity and make sure that future generations can use the resources

What is conservation / mitigation / remediation / restoration

200

The process by which new species/populations develop from preexisting forms through generations over time. 

What is evolution?

300
An African watering hole has more of this than a field in the tundra.
What is species diversity?
300

This demonstrates the ecosystem's ability to be flexible/bounce back after a disturbance.

What is resilience?

300

This occurs when a link in a food web is removed, affecting the entire ecosystem.

What is trophic cascade?

300

These allow organisms a safe habitat.

What are protected areas?

example: state&national parks

300

The peppered moth example demonstrated that evolution is _______. 

What is observable?

400
Forests, fields, prairies, ponds, estuaries, marshes all exemplify this.
What is ecosystem diversity?
400
The teosinte plant providing pest resistant genes to corn is a direct value of this type of biodiversity.
What is genetic diversity?
400

Give an example of a way humans directly impact ECOSYSTEM DIVERSITY.

What is 1. agriculture, 2. urbanization, 3. pollution(climate change)

400
These allow animals to move between fragmented habitats.
What are habitat corridors?
400

 A trait that allows an organism to better survive or reproduce in its environment.

What is an adaptation?

500

This occurs to biodiversity as we move closer to the equator = higher temperature and precipitation.

What is increase?

500

The 4 services provided by the ecosystems.

What is 1.provisioning, 2.regulating, 3.cultural, 4.supporting?

500

Give a specific example of LOSS OF GENETIC DIVERSITY. 

What is 1. selective breeding, 2. GMOs, 3. monocropping, 4. genetic bottleneck

500
zew-zew-zew!!! DAILY DOUBLE!!! Provide two clear examples of sustainable use, i.e. ways that humans can preserve resources for future generations.
What is ____________________?
500

This process goes like this... organism born with adaptation survives, reproduces, and the gene increases in the population over generations. 

What is natural selection?