Biodiversity Vocab

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Biological variety in an environment indicated by different species of plants and animals

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Biodiversity

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Animals selectively bred to live with humans.

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Domestic animals

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Ability to be maintained at a certain rate or level

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Sustainability

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An area of limited extent differing from surrounding habitats.

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Microhabitat

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Average period of about 30 years where children grow up and have their own children.

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Generations

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Result of cross pollinating different plant varieties and growing the seed.

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Hybrid Plant

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Process where best-adapted individuals/groups survive and reproduce, while poorly adapted forms are eliminated.

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Natural Selection

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Process used by humans to develop new organisms with desirable traits

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Selective Breeding

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Biodiversity increases with

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more species

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The ____ has the most biodiversity

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Rainforest