Biodiversity - AP Biology

Altered species distribution. Temperature changes force species migration or adaptation.

It enhances a population's ability to adapt to changes. Provides raw material for natural selection and evolution.

The role and position a species has in its environment. Defines how species utilize resources and interact with environment.

A non-native species that adversely affects its new environment. Can outcompete natives and disrupt ecological balance.

It enhances a population's ability to adapt to changes. Provides raw material for natural selection and evolution.

Establishing protected areas. Preserves critical habitats and reduces human interference.

A region with significant levels of biodiversity that is under threat. These areas are conservation priorities due to high endemism.

An organism that eats primary consumers. Carnivores at the third trophic level.

The variety and abundance of species in a given area. Includes both the number of species and their relative abundance.

The variety of ecosystems in a given area. Includes different habitat types and their spatial arrangements.

The total mass of organisms in a given area or volume. Indicates ecosystem productivity and energy storage.

They have a disproportionately large effect on their environment. Their removal causes cascading effects throughout the ecosystem.

A principle stating that larger areas have more species. Larger habitats support more species due to resource availability.

Genetic, species, and ecosystem diversity. These represent the hierarchical organization of life's variety.

A scale for showing the quality of an environment by indicating the types of organisms present. Uses indicator species to assess environmental health.

Their presence or absence has a large impact on ecosystem structure. Their loss causes disproportionate ecosystem changes.

Only about 10% of energy is transferred between trophic levels. Most energy is lost as heat during metabolic processes.

A measure of human demand on Earth's ecosystems. Compares human resource use to Earth's regenerative capacity.

Increased vulnerability to diseases. Reduces population resilience and adaptive potential.

The number of different species represented in an ecological community. Simple count of species without considering abundance.

The process by which competing species use the environment differently. Reduces competition by utilizing different resources or spaces.

It assesses the conservation status of species. Categorizes species from least concern to critically endangered.

Deforestation. Removes habitat and fragments remaining natural areas.

Human activities. Anthropogenic impacts exceed natural extinction rates.

A living component that affects an ecosystem. Includes all organisms and their biological processes.

The division of large habitats into smaller, isolated sections. Reduces population size and increases edge effects.

The variety of genes within a species. Essential for adaptation and evolutionary potential.

The variety of life in the world or a particular habitat or ecosystem. Encompasses all living organisms and their interactions.

Changes in population or community structures at habitat boundaries. Results from different environmental conditions at habitat borders.