Biodiversity And Evolution Flashcards

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is the term used to describe the number and variety of life found on Earth.

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Biodiversity

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The end of existence of a group of organisms

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Extinction

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3
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basic concept in the classification of organism

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Species

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Is a community of living organism in conjuction with the nonliving components of their environment, interacting as a system

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Ecosystem

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5
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Is a group of living things within a certain area that are all of the same species

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Population

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6
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Is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume; it is frequently applied to living organisms

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Population Density

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7
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Three types of biodiversity

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Genetic Diversity
Species Diversity
Ecosystem Diversity

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8
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pertains to the variation of genes within species.

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Genetic Diversity

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9
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pertains to the variety and abundance of species within a region

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Species Diversity

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10
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The varierty of ecosytems within a region

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Ecosystem Diversity

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is the variety of habitats, the communities found in a geographic location, the beneficial services they provide, and the processes that support the ecosystem.

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Ecosystem diversity

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12
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Anything that limits the size of population like certain environmental conditions

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Limiting factor

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13
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When species, population becomes so low that only few remains, the species is considered

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Endangered

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14
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There’s a particular species that declines so fast that it becomes endangered and it is said to be

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Threatened

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15
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A species considered to be facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.

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Critically endangered

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