Biodiversity Formative

The variety of life on Earth or in a particular area is...

• exotic species

• biodiversity

• keystone species

• niche

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Location of the majority of endangered species

• habitat destruction

• intrinsic value

• tropical rainforests

• niches

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NGSS.HS-LS2-7

NGSS.HS-LS4-5

This happens when the last member of a species dies

• exotic species

• invasive species

• endangerment

• extinction

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

The main cause of endangerment and extinction for most species

• habitat destruction

• tropical rainforest

• wild genes in natural species

• medicines/pharmaceuticals

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

An organism that doesn’t belong in a particular location, and it’s out competing the native species.

• exotic invasive species

• red-cockaded woodpecker

• wild genes in natural species

• instrumental value

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

It’s what we say when a species has some useful purpose to mankind

• exotic species

• instrumental value

• extinction

• niche

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Some species are so important to the functioning  of an ecosystem that they are called

• keystone species
• cornerstone species
• essential species
• exotic species

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

An endemic species is one that

• exists in only one geographic area

• exist all over the world

• doesn't exist anymore

• is a newly discovered species

The intrinsic value of an ecosystem is

• the cost of maintaining and conserving an ecosystem.

• the value of an ecosystem as determined through a cost-benefit analysis.

• the value of an ecosystem dependent on human benefit.

• the value of an ecosystem independent of any human benefit.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

_____________________ are plants and animals that exist only in one geographical region.

• Extinct species

• Endangered species

• Endemic species