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Chapter 10 - Biodiversity

Horizontales
_______ species are native to and found only within a limited area.
______ species are not native to a particular region.
A form of tourism that supports the conservation and sustainable development of ecologically unique areas.
A Habitat _______ Plan protects one or more species across large areas of land through trade off's or cooperative agreements.
A ____ extinction is the extinction of many species in a short period of time.
_______ species have declining populations and are likely to become endangered if not protected.
A Biodiversity Treaty is an ______ agreement aimed at strengths national control and preservation of biological resources.
The last member of a species dies.
________ biodiversity refers to the variety of of habitats, communities, and ecological processes.
A _______ species is critical to the functioning of the ecosystem in which it lives because it affects the survival and abundance of many other species in its community.
_______ biodiversity refers to all the differences between populations of species, as well as between different species.
Verticales
Describes the situation when a population shrinks and the genetic diversity decreases.
________ biodiversity refers to all the different genes contained within all members of a population.
A piece of DNA that codes for a specific trait that can be inherited by an organisms offspring.
Refers to the number and variety of different species in a given area.
Any form of genetic material, such as that contained within the reproductive, or germ, cells of plants and animals.
______ species are likely to become extinct if protective measures are not taken immediately.
The illegal harvesting of fish, game, and other species.
The _______ Species Act was passed by the US Congress in 1973 to protect any plant or animal species in danger of extinction.
________ breeding programs breed species in captivity with the hopes of reintroducing populations back to their natural habitats.
Biodiversity ______ have high numbers of endemic species but are also threatened by human activities.