chapter 7

Question 1

biodiversity

Answer 1

variety of life across all levels of ecological organization

Question 2

species diversity

Answer 2

number of species in a particular place

Question 3

genetic diversity

Answer 3

differences in dna among individuals within species and populations

Question 4

ecosystem diversity

Answer 4

biodiversity above the species level

Question 5

extirpation

Answer 5

disappearance of a population in a given area but not globally

Question 6

endangered species

Answer 6

risk of extinction

Question 7

threatened species

Answer 7

species that is likely to be endangered

Question 8

habitat fragmentation

Answer 8

habitat gets broken up

Question 9

poaching

Answer 9

illegal capture or killing of an organism

Question 10

endangered species act(ESA)

Answer 10

law that protects biodiviersity

Question 11

captive breeding

Answer 11

process of breeding and raising organisms in controlled conditions

Question 12

species survival plan(SSP)

Answer 12

captive breeding part of overall plan

Question 13

biodiversity hotspot

Answer 13

area that both supports an especially high number of endemic species and is rapidly losing biodiversity

Question 14

endemic

Answer 14

organism that is not found anywhere else in the world