WA #2

Question 1

variety of life in an area

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Biodiversity

Question 2

3 types of Biodiversity

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Genetic diversity, Species diversity, Ecosystem diversity

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variety of genes or inheritable characteristics

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Genetic diversity

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number of different species and the relative abundance of each species

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Species diversity

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variety of ecosystems

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Ecosystem diversity

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discipline of biology concerned w/ identifying, naming, and classifying species based on relationships

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Taxonomy

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developed the first widely accepted system of biological classification

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Aristotle

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broadened Aristotle’s system of classification

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Carolus Linnaeus

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Carolus Linnaeus’ method of classification

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Binomial Nomenclature

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Acronym for 8 main taxonomy ranks

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Dear King Philip Came Over For Good Soup

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broadest of all taxa

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Domain

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composed of related phyla or divisions

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Kingdom

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contains related classes

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Phylum

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contains related orders

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Class

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contains related families

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Order

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consisting of similar, related genera

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Family

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a group of species that are closely related and share a common ancestor

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Genus

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lowest taxonomic rank and the most basic unit of classification

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Species

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cumulative changes in groups of organisms through time

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Evolution

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was a British naturalist who proposed the theory of evolution

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Charles Darwin

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“descent with modification”

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Charles’s meaning of Evolution

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to survey the coast of South America, 5 year voyage

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Darwin on the HMS Beagle

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a mechanism of evolution. “survival of the fittest”

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Natural Selection

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a remnant, impression, or trace of an organism

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Fossil

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anatomically similar structures inherited from a common ancestor

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Homologous structures

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structures that have no function, residual parts from a past ancestor

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Vestigial structures

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features of a different species that are similar in function but not necessarily in structure

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Analogous structures

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an early, pre-birth stage of an organism’s development

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Embryo

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dying out or extermination of a species

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Extinction

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High risk of extinction

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Endangered

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High risk of endangerment

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Threatened

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Elimination of the conditions necessary for animals and plants to survive

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Habitat Destruction

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A process during which a large expanse of habitat is transformed into a number of patches of a smaller total area

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Habitat Fragmentation

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introduction of harmful materials into the environment

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Pollution

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removal of a species faster than it can repopulate

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Over Exploitation

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any non-native species that is significantly modified or disrupts the ecosystem it colonizes

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Invasive

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long-term changes in the Earth’s temperature and weather patterns caused by human activities

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Climate Change

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clearing or destroying of trees

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Deforestation