Biodiversity Vocabulary

Number and variety of living organisms; includes genetic, species, and ecological types.

• biodiversity
• resilience
• native
• indicator

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

the capacity (ability) to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness.

• resilience
• keystone
• invasive
• conservation

 a temporary change in environmental conditions that causes a pronounced change in an ecosystem

• ecological disturbance
• invasive
• indicator
• native

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

a species which is only found in a given region or location and nowhere else in the world

• endemic
• indicator
• endangered
• ecological distrubance

These are organisms that originated and live in an area without any human intervention

• native
• endemic
• ecological distrubance
• invasive

These are organisms that are brought into a new environment, sometimes accidentally, sometimes on purpose; and have no natural enemies or controls.

• invasive
• endangered
• keystone
• biodiversity

 This is a species whose presence is critical to the composition and integrity of the community.

• keystone
• ecological disturbance
• resilience
• endangered

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

These are organisms that can signal a change in the biological condition of a particular ecosystem, and thus may be used to diagnose the health of an ecosystem.

• indicator
• conservation
• biodiversity
• keystone

Any living organism which is "in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range."

• endangered
• biodiversity
• conservation
• endemic

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS2-7

NGSS.HS-LS4-5

protecting and preserving natural resources and the environment

• conservation
• native
• endemic
• resilience

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-5