Science(Biodiversity) Flashcards
Bio means?
life
4 subsystems of earth?
bio,geo,atmos and hydro sphres
caused by burning fossil fuels
pollution
variety of animal and plants found on this planet
biodiversity
important for sustaining life because it prevents 1 species from powerf
not evenly distributed throughout plnet because life depends on many factors ,entire range of living organisms
diversity
break down dead materials
decomposers
howmany percent
energy lost through each connection
90%
5 basic things needed to survive
food
water
air
shelter
ability to respond
interacting interdeoendent self suffuccuent group of communities
ecosystem
physical factors
abiotic factors
plaants animals and interacting organisms
biotic factors
measure of the number of different kinds of ecossystems
ecosystem diversity
sum total of genetic information contained in genes
genetic diversity
measure of number of different species in an area
species diversity
variety of important biological and chemical process
functional diversity
total variety of genes or inheritable characteristics present in a population of organism
genetic diversity
variety of life forms number of species in a biological environments
species diversity
diffrent kinds of species in an area
species richness
set of individuals that have the same distinct characteristics and are able to produce offspring
species
named and classified over 2 million species
taxonomist
terrestial ecosystems
biomes
interaction,branch of biology
ecology
different species livenear and strive to obtain their limited resources
competition
species kill other species for survival
predation
one species benefits while the other does no but is not harmed
commensalism
obe species benefits while the other is harmed
parasitism
both species benefit
mutualism
collection if creatures of the same species
population
tendency to adapt
natural selection
struggle between organism
competition
value of biodiverwsity
economic
ecological
ethical and moral
total dissaperance of all members of a certain species
extinction
occurs when aa certain population of a location is extinct but continue to live elsewhere
local extinction
gradual process of becoming extinct
background extinction
the evolution into a new species in between extinction events
speciation
extinction not normlly part of evolution
premature extinction
risk of extinction
endangered
could be endangered
threatened