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What is biodiversity?
The variety of life within an ecosystem.
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What is, increases?
As we move closer to the tropics, biodiversity ________.
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What are humans?
The greatest threat to biodiversity.
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What is restoration?
The process of assisting the recovery of an ecosystem that has been degraded, damaged, or destroyed
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What is an invasive species?
Species introduced into a nonnative habitat that causes harm.
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What are the species diversity, genetic diversity, and ecosystem diversity?
The tree types of biodiversity.
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What is less?
Fewer niches correlates to _______ biodiversity.
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What is species introduction.
Relocation of a nonnative species to a new environment.
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What is conservation?
The practice of protecting and preserving the wealth and variety of species, habitats, ecosystems, and genetic diversity on the planet.
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What is a keystone species?
Species that defines and ecosystem and holds it together.
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What is genetic diversity?
Type of biodiversity that shows the different traits of a population.
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What is tundra?
Biome with the lowest biodiversity.
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What is habitat fragmentation?
The process of breaking a large, contiguous area of land into several smaller, more isolated areas (biological islands).
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What is ex-situ?
One of two approaches to conservation; conservation of biodiversity in an artificial setting
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What is an endemic species?
Species indigenous to an ecosystem. Only found in one geographic location.
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What is biomagnification?
The accumulation of toxins in the food chain.
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What are direct benefits of biodiversity?
Food, shelter, and medicine.
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Overharvesting/overexploitation
Depletion of some species (crabs, oysters, tigers) to very low numbers.
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What is species reintroduction?
A method of ex-situ conservation that involves the release of a species into the wild from captivity.
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What is species abundance?
The # of individuals of a species.
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What is bioremediation?
Use of living organisms to neutralize or remove pollutants from contaminated areas.
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What is an area with a high level of biodiversity that is under serious threat from human actions?
Biodiversity Hotspots
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What is pollution?
Acidification, biomagnification, and greenhouse gases are all examples of how __________ affects biodiversity.
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What is biological augmentation?
Restoration strategy that involves the use of microorganisms to aid in the decomposition of pollutants,
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What is captive breeding?
The process of maintaining plants or animals in controlled environments, such as wildlife reserves, zoos, botanic gardens, and other conservation facilities. An example of ex-situ conservation.
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Compare and contrast restoration and conservation. Define each and provide an example of how humans can help to conserve and restore biodiversity.
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