Chapter 56 AP Biology Flashcards

4753536534	conservation biology	the integrated study of ecology, evolutionary biology, physiology ,molecular biology, and genetics to sustain biological diversity at all levels	0
4753536535	restoration ecology	applying ecological principles in an effort to return ecosystems that have been disturbed by human activity to a condition as similar as possible to their natural state	1
4753536536	endangered species	a species that is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range	2
4753536537	threatened species	a species that is considered likely to become endangered in the foreseeable future	3
4753536538	ecosystem services	a function performed by an ecosystem that directly or indirectly benefits humans	4
4753536539	introduced species	a species moved by humans, either intentionally or accidentally, from its native location to a new geographic region; also called non native or exotic species	5
4753536540	extinction vortex	a downward population spiral in which inbreeding and genetic drift combine to cause a small population to shrink and, unless the spiral is reversed, to become extinct	6
4753536541	minimum viable population	the smallest population size at which a species is able to sustain its numbers and survive	7
4753536542	effective population size	an estimate of the size of a population based on the numbers of females and males that successfully breed, generally smaller than the total population	8
4753536543	movement corridor	a series of small clumps or a narrow strip of quality habitat that connects otherwise isolated patches of quality habitat	9
4753536544	biodiversity hot spot	a relatively small area with an exceptional concentration of endemic species and often a large number of endangered and threatened species	10
4753536545	zoned reserve	an extensive region that includes areas relatively undisturbed by humans surrounded by areas that have been changed by human activity and are used for economic gain	11
4753536546	bioremediation	the use of organisms to detoxify and restore polluted and degraded ecosystems	12
4753536547	biological augmentation	an approach to restoration ecology that uses organisms to add essential materials to a degraded ecosystem	13
4753536548	sustainable development	development that meets the needs of people today without limiting the ability of future generations to meet their needs	14
4753537221	conservation biology	the integrated study of ecology, evolutionary biology, physiology ,molecular biology, and genetics to sustain biological diversity at all levels	15
4753537222	restoration ecology	applying ecological principles in an effort to return ecosystems that have been disturbed by human activity to a condition as similar as possible to their natural state	16
4753537223	endangered species	a species that is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range	17
4753537224	threatened species	a species that is considered likely to become endangered in the foreseeable future	18
4753537225	ecosystem services	a function performed by an ecosystem that directly or indirectly benefits humans	19
4753537226	introduced species	a species moved by humans, either intentionally or accidentally, from its native location to a new geographic region; also called non native or exotic species	20
4753537227	extinction vortex	a downward population spiral in which inbreeding and genetic drift combine to cause a small population to shrink and, unless the spiral is reversed, to become extinct	21
4753537228	minimum viable population	the smallest population size at which a species is able to sustain its numbers and survive	22
4753537229	effective population size	an estimate of the size of a population based on the numbers of females and males that successfully breed, generally smaller than the total population	23
4753537230	movement corridor	a series of small clumps or a narrow strip of quality habitat that connects otherwise isolated patches of quality habitat	24
4753537231	biodiversity hot spot	a relatively small area with an exceptional concentration of endemic species and often a large number of endangered and threatened species	25
4753537232	zoned reserve	an extensive region that includes areas relatively undisturbed by humans surrounded by areas that have been changed by human activity and are used for economic gain	26
4753537233	bioremediation	the use of organisms to detoxify and restore polluted and degraded ecosystems	27
4753537234	biological augmentation	an approach to restoration ecology that uses organisms to add essential materials to a degraded ecosystem	28
4753537235	sustainable development	development that meets the needs of people today without limiting the ability of future generations to meet their needs	29