Chapter 6 Vocab 6.3 And 6.4

Question 1

Biodiversity

Answer 1

Total of the variety of organisms in the biosphere

Question 2

Ecosystem biodiversity

Answer 2

Variety of habitats, communities, and ecological processes in the biosphere

Question 3

Species diversity

Answer 3

Number of different species that make up a particular area

Question 4

Genetic diversity

Answer 4

Some total of all the different forms of genetic information carried by a particular species, or by all organisms on earth

Question 5

Habitat fragmentation

Answer 5

Splitting of ecosystems into pieces

Question 6

Ecological hot spot

Answer 6

Small geographic area where significant numbers of habitats and species are in immediate danger of extinction

Question 7

Ecological footprint

Answer 7

Oh no amount of functioning ecosystem needed both to provide the resources the human population uses into absorb the wastes that population generate

Question 8

Ozone layer

Answer 8

Atmospheric layer in which ozone gas is relatively concentrated; protect life on earth from harmful ultra violet rays in sunlight

Question 9

Aquaculture

Answer 9

Raising of aquatic organisms for humans consumption

Question 10

Global warming

Answer 10

Increase in the average temperatures on Earth