Definitions How do these effect biodiversity?negative or positive? true or false key Questions preserving biodiversity
100
The variety and variability of animals, plants, and microorganisms
What is Biodiversity
100
negative
Pollution
100
true
Many medicines, such as painkillers and antibiotics, were first discovered in wild life.
100
ecosystem diversity, species diversity, genetic diversity
What kinds of biodiversity exist?
100
recycle, reduce your consumption, reduce pesticides and fertilizer, help native pollinators, pick up trash
What is one way you can help preserve biodiversity?
200
The variety of habitats, communities, and ecological processes in the biosphere
What is Ecosystem Diversity?
200
negative
Overexploitation
200
true
Biodiversity brings benefits to humans
200
offers contributions to medicine and agriculture, enabling organisms and ecosystems to adapt to environmental change
What are the benefits of biodiversity?
200
reduce fertilizers and pesticides
How can farmers help preserve biodiversity?
300
The number of different species in the biosphere or in a particular area
What is species diversity?
300
positive
Native Pollinators
300
false
The biological diversity of an ecosystem does not affect an ecosystem's structure
300
purifying water, buffering effects of weather, pollinating, regulating pastes, food production, nutrient cycling, maintaining soil structure
What are some important ecosystem services?
300
fisherman, farmers, animal related jobs
Who's jobs will be threatened if biodiversity is ruined?
400
the total of all different forms of genes present in a particular species
what is genetic diversity?
400
negative
Invasive species
400
true
Most crop plants have have wild relatives.
400
extinction, reduced food security, Increased contact with disease, loss of agricultural jobs, etc (answer is open response)
What are some consequences of losing biodiversity?
400
deforstation/ habitat loss
What is the most serious threat to biodiversity?
500
describes a natural or human systems ability to recover after a disturbance
Resilience
500
positive
Reducing fertilizer
500
false, Norman Meyers
Charles Darwin first gave the concept of biodiversity hotspots
500
ecosystems such as: lakes, reefs, forests, desserts, grasslands, mountains, etc
Places where biodiversity takes place, examples
500
Arctic Biome
What region in the world has the least amount of biodiversity?






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