Biodiversity Flashcards
Unit 2
1
Q
biodiversity
A
the number and variety of organisms found within a specified geographic region, or ecosystem,
or the variability among living organisms, including the variability within and between species and within and between ecosystems
2
Q
species richness
A
the number of different species found in an ecosystem
3
Q
law of tolerance
A
describes the degree to which living organisms are capable of tolerating changes in their environment
4
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law of the minimum
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states that living organisms will continue to live, consuming available materials until the supplies of these materials are exhausted
5
Q
theory of island biogeography
A
a field that studies species richness and diversification in isolated communities: oceanic islands, and other isolated ecosystems
