Biodiversity Flashcards
Define Species
A group of living things that exchange genes through breeding
Define Natural Selection
Animals having adapt to their environment.
Define Interdependence
two animals needing each other to survive
Define Niche
It describes a role of an organism
Define Asexual Reproduction
Using only one parent, they are identical to the parent , meiosis
Define Sexual Reproduction
Uses two parents, mitosis, half the genes come from the female and the other half come from the male.
Define Artificial Selection
picking and choosing desirable genes
Define Extinction
The species are dead everywhere
Define Extirpation
The species have died in one particular place
What is the difference between population and community
Population is one species
community is multiple species
all living in the same area
What is genetic diversity
different inherited traits in a species
3 levels of biological diversity
genetics, species, ecosystem diversity
give an example of interdependence
Humans and plants
Living species that need water
All species and oxygen
What is the niche of a wolf
wolves eat rabbits, grizzly bears eat wolves, habit - Rockies
Define parasitism
when there is harm on the other organism. Example: leeches, ticks, tapeworms
