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APES Unit 2 Vocabulary

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  • Q1
    the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.
    Habitat
    30s
  • Q2
    Species with a narrow ecological niche. They may be able to live in only one type of habitat, tolerate only a narrow range of climatic and other environmental conditions, or use only one type or a few types of food.
    Specialist species
    30s
  • Q3
    A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.
    Ecosystem
    30s
  • Q4
    the number of different species in a community
    Species richness
    30s
  • Q5
    the relative proportion of different species in a given area
    Species evenness
    30s
  • Q6
    is a biogeographic region with a significant reservoir of biodiversity that is under threat from humans
    Biodiversity hotspot
    30s
  • Q7
    The process by which natural environments provide life-supporting resources
    Ecosystem services
    30s
  • Q8
    products obtained from ecosystems
    Provisioning
    30s
  • Q9
    benefits obtained from the regulating of ecosystems (flood prevention, water filtration, erosion control)
    Regulating
    30s
  • Q10
    Non-material benefits obtained from ecosystems, intrinsic value
    Cultural
    30s
  • Q11
    ecosystem services necessary for all other ecosystem services
    Supporting
    30s
  • Q12
    Human-induced changes on the natural environment
    Anthropogenic
    30s
  • Q13
    demonstrates the dual importance of habitat size and distance in determining species richness
    Theory of Island Biogeography
    30s
  • Q14
    Species with a broad ecological niche. They can live in many different places, eat a variety of foods, and tolerate a wide range of environmental conditions. Examples are flies, cockroaches, mice, rats, and human beings. Compare specialist species.
    Generalist species
    30s
  • Q15
    A species, often introduced by humans, that takes hold outside its native range.
    Invasive species
    30s

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