Biodiversity (APES M14,15,17)

The relative proportion of individuals within the different species of a given area

• species richness

• evolution

• species evenness

• phylogeny

The number of species in a given area

• species richness

• evolution

• species evenness

• phylogeny

A change in genetic composition of a population as a result of descending from a small number of colonizing individuals

• genetic drift

• gene flow

• bottleneck effect

• founder effect

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

A reduction in the genetic diversity of a population caused by a reduction in its size.

• genetic drift

• gene flow

• bottleneck effect

• founder effect

A change in the genetic composition of a population over time as a result of random mating

• genetic drift

• gene flow

• bottleneck effect

• founder effect

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

The process by which individuals move from one population to another and thereby alter the genetic composition of both populations

• genetic drift

• gene flow

• bottleneck effect

• founder effect

A species that can live under a wide range of abiotic or biotic conditions

• niche generalist

• niche specialist

• endemic species

• invasive species

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

A species that is specialized to live in a specific habitat or to feed on a small group of species.

• niche generalist

• niche specialist

• endemic species

• invasive species

A species that lives in a very small area of the world and nowhere else

• niche generalist

• niche specialist

• endemic species

• invasive species

Ecosystem service where goods are produced that humans can use directly

• provisioning

• regulating

• cultural

• supporting