chapter 7

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Front (Question)

biodiversity

Back (Answer)

variety of life across all levels of ecological organization

Front (Question)

species diversity

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number of species in a particular place

Front (Question)

genetic diversity

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differences in dna among individuals within species and populations

Front (Question)

ecosystem diversity

Back (Answer)

biodiversity above the species level

Front (Question)

extirpation

Back (Answer)

disappearance of a population in a given area but not globally

Front (Question)

endangered species

Back (Answer)

risk of extinction

Front (Question)

threatened species

Back (Answer)

species that is likely to be endangered

Front (Question)

habitat fragmentation

Back (Answer)

habitat gets broken up

Front (Question)

poaching

Back (Answer)

illegal capture or killing of an organism

#10

Front (Question)

endangered species act(ESA)

Back (Answer)

law that protects biodiviersity

#11

Front (Question)

captive breeding

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process of breeding and raising organisms in controlled conditions

#12

Front (Question)

species survival plan(SSP)

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captive breeding part of overall plan

#13

Front (Question)

biodiversity hotspot

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area that both supports an especially high number of endemic species and is rapidly losing biodiversity

#14

Front (Question)

endemic

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organism that is not found anywhere else in the world