Environmental Biology: Biodiversity, Pollution,
and Conservation Key Concepts Exam |
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in the bodies of organisms eaten by bald eagles (fish and carrion
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1 DDT accumulated 2 Biodiversity
3 water pollution 4 habitat degradation
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Terms in this set (32)
, Biodiversity variety of life at all organizational levels from genes
through ecosystems
habitat loss loss of essential resources and conditions that
support life
invasive species a non-native (foreign, exotic) species whose
introduction into an ecosystem causes or is likely to
cause economic or environmental harm or harm to
human health
overexploitation occurs when humans extract organisms at a rate
faster than they can be replenished, causing a
decline in their populations
habitat degradation the set of processes by which habitat quality is
reduced
habitat fragmentation the process of breaking up large habitats into
smaller, isolated pieces that are unconnected
habitat destruction the alteration or loss of a natural area in a way that
makes it unsupportive of the native species living
there
threatened species a species has declined significantly in total
numbers; will likely become endangered soon
without human intervention
and Conservation Key Concepts Exam |
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in the bodies of organisms eaten by bald eagles (fish and carrion
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1 DDT accumulated 2 Biodiversity
3 water pollution 4 habitat degradation
Don't know?
Terms in this set (32)
, Biodiversity variety of life at all organizational levels from genes
through ecosystems
habitat loss loss of essential resources and conditions that
support life
invasive species a non-native (foreign, exotic) species whose
introduction into an ecosystem causes or is likely to
cause economic or environmental harm or harm to
human health
overexploitation occurs when humans extract organisms at a rate
faster than they can be replenished, causing a
decline in their populations
habitat degradation the set of processes by which habitat quality is
reduced
habitat fragmentation the process of breaking up large habitats into
smaller, isolated pieces that are unconnected
habitat destruction the alteration or loss of a natural area in a way that
makes it unsupportive of the native species living
there
threatened species a species has declined significantly in total
numbers; will likely become endangered soon
without human intervention
