Biodiversity Flashcards

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The order of the food chain

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(Sun)
Producer
Primary consumer
Secondary consumer
tertiary consumer
Apex consumer
Decomposers

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What is an abiotic factor and a biotic factor of he food chain

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Abiotic factor:
Light temperature, wind.
Biotic factor:
Availability of food, new predators, arriving new pathogens.

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What is biodiversity?

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Variety of different species of organisms within an ecosystem, different species depend on each other for food, shelter, and maintenance of physical environment

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What does a high biodiversity equal

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A low dependence among species, which equals higher stability of ecosystem

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What are human activities reducing biodiversity?

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Hunting?
Climate change.
Producing waste
Deforestation
Introducing invasive species.

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What are ways to maintain biodiversity?

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Breeding program for endangered species
Protection and regeneration of rare habitats.
Introduction of field margins and hedgerows
Afforestation
Recycling resources.

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