Biodiversity

Variety of genes or inheritable characteristics.

• biodiversity

• genetic diversity

• species diversity

• ecosystem diversity

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Number of different species and the relative abundance in a biological community

• biodiversity

• genetic diversity

• species diversity

• ecosystem diveristy

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Variety of life in an area determined by they number of different species.

• biodiversity

• genetic diversity

• species diversity

• ecosystem diversity

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Variety of ecosystems present in a biosphere.

• biodiversity

• genetic diversity

• species diversity

• ecosystem diversity

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Extinction is when

• A species is lost from a food web

• The last member of a species dies in the biosphere

• The last member of a species dies in an ecosystem

• The last member dies in a population

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What is not a reason for preserving biodiversity.

• economic

• chemical

• scientific

• aesthetic

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Penicillin was discovered by Alexander Fleming in 1928 in

• flower

• teosinte plant

• tropical bird

• bread mold

Which is not an example of direct economic impact.

• food

• energy

• oxygen production

• shelter

______ means made of different qualities such as color and shapes of flowers.

Aesthetic means

• beautiful

• many different types

• biodiversity in a population

• top of the line