AP Biodiversity Flashcards
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| 11251764391 | Ecosystem biodiversity | different kinds of each ecosystem (many kinds of prairies) | 0 | |
| 11251770680 | genetic biodiversity | different genes contained within a population | 1 | |
| 11251773571 | biodiversity | the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem. | 2 | |
| 11251777018 | biomimicry | engineering which draws inspiration from species | 3 | |
| 11251781044 | ecotourism | visitation of natural areas for tourism and recreation | 4 | |
| 11251789800 | biomagnification | accumulation of toxins as they move up the food chain | 5 | |
| 11251797137 | hunting | replaces role of predator; brings in $ for wildlife management | 6 | |
| 11251805262 | prescribed burn | keeps trees out of prairies; returns nutrients to soil; kills invasive species | 7 | |
| 11251815220 | wildlife corridors | connect habitats | 8 | |
| 11251819483 | translocation | moving individuals from highly populated area to less populated area | 9 | |
| 11251826391 | zoos | increase genetic diversity through species protection plan and cross-breeding | 10 | |
| 11251842439 | captive breeding | increases survival of young animals before release in the wild | 11 | |
| 11251862945 | debt for nature swap | developing nation's debts partially forgiven in exchange for nature reserve | 12 | |
| 11251871496 | Conservation Reserve Program | landowners paid to improve habitat for wildlife | 13 | |
| 11251883296 | predators | likely to be endangered due to loss of habitat, biomagnification or the threat of being a pest | 14 | |
| 11251892317 | census | counting each individual in a population | 15 | |
| 11251896078 | random sampling | estimation of population based on many smaller counts | 16 |