BIODIVERSITY AND THE HEALTHY SOCIETY Flashcards
Refers to the variety of life forms on earth. It ranges from the smallest microorganisms, the mycoplasmas, up to the largest animals, the blue whales.
Short-term for biological diversity.
Biodiversity
Give the 3 levels of biodiversity.
Genetic
Species
Ecosystems
It refers to the variations in the different genes present in individual organisms.
Genetic diversity
Refers to the variations within and among populations in a species, as well as the difference between and among species.
Species diversity
Refers to all ecosystems, ecological processes, and biological communities.
Ecosystem diversity
Refers to a group of organisms, which have common genetic, ecological, and evolutionary characteristics, that can interbreed and produce viable offspring.
Species
Refer to species that are native or restricted in a particular area.
Ex. Philippine Eagle
Philippine Tarsier
Rafflesia Speciosa
Endemic Species
Refers to the interaction of biological communities with one another and with the physical environment.
Ecosystem
The direct and indirect contributions or benefits that could be derived from the ecosystems are called___.
Ecosystem Services
Give the 4 main types of Ecosystem Services.
Provisioning Services
Regulating Services
Supporting Services
Cultural Services
It includes food, wood, clean water, and clean air.
Provisioning Services
Includes air purification, water filtration, carbon sequestration, and climate regulation.
Regulating Services
Includes soil formation, habitat, and storage of gene pools.
Supporting Services
includes aesthetics, recreational use, and indigenous use.
Cultural Services
The Philippines has ____species discovered and described. it is one of the mega-diverse countries.
49% of its terrestrial wildlife is endemic to the country.
900 threatened species.
52,000 species
