5.1-5.3 Flashcards
What is Biodiversity
The variety of life in the area
Extinction is
When the last member of a species dies
Genetic diversity
Variety of gens and traits
Species diversity
of different species in an area
Examples of ecosystem diversity
water, temp, sunlight abiotic
Mass extinction
large percentage of all living species become extinct
background extinction
The gradual process of species becoming extinct
Natural resources
materials and organisms found in the biosphere
overexploitation
excessive use of species
habitat fragmentation.
Split up the habitat
Biological magnification
increasing concentration of toxic substances in organisms
Endemic
species are only found in one specific geographic location
biological augmentation
Adding natural predators to a degraded ecosystem
