Biodiversity and Population Ecology Review

The sum of all life on Earth.

• Biosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Atmosphere

• Geosphere

The type of biodiversity shown in this picture:

• Ecosystem diversity

• Species diversity

• Genetic diversity

• Endemic diversity

The idea that ecosystem diversity is important because we can count on some ecosystems continuing to function even if others fail.

• Endemic hypothesis

• Diversity theory

• Backup hypothesis

• Insurance hypothesis

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

An area with a high level of biodiversity, including unique species found nowhere else.

• Biodiversity loci

• Biodiversity hotspots

• Variable areas

• Richness regions

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Species that are unique to an area, which are found nowhere else on Earth.

• Indigenous species

• Endemic species

• Native species

• Invasive species

The area where a population lives.

• Geographic range

• Population density

• Population distribution

• Species evenness

The type of growth often seen with invasive species, when resources are unlimited and there are no native predators to control the population.

• Exponential

• Logistic

• Linear

• Cyclical

The maximum number of individuals in a population that can be supported by a given ecosystem.

• Limiting factor

• Geographic range

• Population density

• Carrying capacity

Mark each limiting factor as density dependent (DD) or density independent (DI): Wildfire.

• DD

• DI

• Both

• Neither

Mark each limiting factor as density dependent (DD) or density independent (DI): Competition.

• DD

• DI

• Both

• Neither

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2