Bio5 Flashcards
When entire species permanently disappeared from the biosphere when the last member of the species die
Extinction
The variety of life in an area that is determined by the number of different species in that area
Biodiversity
The variety of gones or inheritable characteristic that are present in a population.
Genetic diversity
The number of different species and the relative abundance of each species in a biological community
Species diversity
The variety of ecosystem that are present in the biosphere
Ecosystem diversity
Gradual process of species becoming extinct
Background Extinction
An event in which a large percentage of all living species become extinct in a relativay short period of time
Mass extinction
All materiak and organisms found in the biosphere
Natural resources
