biodiversity Flashcards

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what is biodiversity?

A

a measure of variation found in the living world

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what is a habitat?

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where an organism lives

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what is a species?

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a group of organisms that can freely interbreed to produce fertile offspring

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what effects biodiversity?

A
  • human population growth
  • agriculture
  • climate change
  • extinction
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what are the reasons to maintain biodiversity?

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  • genetic resource
  • regulation of atmosphere
  • recycling of nutrients
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what is in situ conservation?

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carrying out conservation in the natural environment

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what us ex-situ conservation?

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conservation outside of the normal habitat.

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