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The variety and variability of animals, plants, and microorganisms
What is Biodiversity
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negative
Pollution
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true
Many medicines, such as painkillers and antibiotics, were first discovered in wild life.
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ecosystem diversity, species diversity, genetic diversity
What kinds of biodiversity exist?
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recycle, reduce your consumption, reduce pesticides and fertilizer, help native pollinators, pick up trash
What is one way you can help preserve biodiversity?
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The variety of habitats, communities, and ecological processes in the biosphere
What is Ecosystem Diversity?
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negative
Overexploitation
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true
Biodiversity brings benefits to humans
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offers contributions to medicine and agriculture, enabling organisms and ecosystems to adapt to environmental change
What are the benefits of biodiversity?
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reduce fertilizers and pesticides
How can farmers help preserve biodiversity?
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The number of different species in the biosphere or in a particular area
What is species diversity?
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positive
Native Pollinators
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false
The biological diversity of an ecosystem does not affect an ecosystem's structure
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purifying water, buffering effects of weather, pollinating, regulating pastes, food production, nutrient cycling, maintaining soil structure
What are some important ecosystem services?
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fisherman, farmers, animal related jobs
Who's jobs will be threatened if biodiversity is ruined?
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the total of all different forms of genes present in a particular species
what is genetic diversity?
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negative
Invasive species
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true
Most crop plants have have wild relatives.
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extinction, reduced food security, Increased contact with disease, loss of agricultural jobs, etc (answer is open response)
What are some consequences of losing biodiversity?
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deforstation/ habitat loss
What is the most serious threat to biodiversity?
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describes a natural or human systems ability to recover after a disturbance
Resilience
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positive
Reducing fertilizer
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false, Norman Meyers
Charles Darwin first gave the concept of biodiversity hotspots
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ecosystems such as: lakes, reefs, forests, desserts, grasslands, mountains, etc
Places where biodiversity takes place, examples
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Arctic Biome
What region in the world has the least amount of biodiversity?
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