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the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem
biodiversity
demography
carrying capacity
poaching
1. Sustainability is defined as…
Consuming at a rate to satisfy the current generation.
Rapidly increasing resource consumption over time.
Maintaining a rate of resource consumption that will allow the population to survive indefinitely.
Not consuming any resources at all.
Which country would you expect to experience the most severe short-term problems like overpopulation, deforestation, poverty, and disease?
Japan
Pakistan
Peru
Mexico
Which kind of diversity allows organisms on earth to adapt to and survive many changing environmental conditions?
genetic diversity
species diversity
functional diversity
ecosystem diversity
Which habitat has the greatest species richness?
boreal forest
savannah
short-grass prairie
tropical rainforest
Having more diversity allows organisms and environments to...
Respond to changes better
Evolve and Adapt at a slower rate
Become extinct
All of these are correct
What actions decrease biodiversity?
Pollution
Overpopulation
Habitat Destruction / Loss
Monocrop Farming / Mining / Overfishing / Over hunting
All of these are correct
The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem
Biodiversity
Demography
Carrying capacity
Poaching
Food Web B is an example of...
Low biodiversity and low sustainability. If the producer dies then all the food web will suffer.
High biodiversity and high sustainability. If an organism is removed the food web will continue with no effect.
Which habitat exhibits the greatest biodiversity?
A habitat with 15 different species with about 300 individuals each
A habitat with 10 different species with about 75 individuals each
Which ecosystem has a higher diversity?
Community A
Community B
They are the same
This type of organism east a wide variety of food and can live in a variety of environments
Generalist Species
Specilaist Species
Invasive species
Native species
A Giant Panda has a highly specialized diet and can only live in very specific habitats. It can be considered a
general species
niche
invasive species
specialist species
Invasive species can crowd out native species.
TRUE
FALSE
Click on the map to help answer this question: What can we predict about the population of Feral Swine for the year 2016?
There will be less feral swine in 2016 than there were in 1982.
There will be more feral swine in 2016 than there were in 2010
There were fewer feral swine in 2004 than 1982.
There will be no change in feral swine population.
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