biodiversity vocab

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The variety of life across all levels of ecological organization

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Biodiversity

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The number or variety of species in a particular region.

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Species diversity

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The differences in DNA among individuals within a species.

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Genetic Diversity

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Number and variety of ecosystems within a given area.

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Ecosystem Diversity

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A scientist who classifies species

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Taxonomist

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The disappearance of a species from a given area, but not the entire planet.

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Extirpation

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Species at risk of extinction

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Endangered Species

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A species that likely to become endangered.

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Threatened Species

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Dividing of areas of habitat by building roads and towns thusly separating food and shelter areas from organisms

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Habitat Fragmentation

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Illegal capture or killing of an organism

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Poaching