Pres. 5

Question 1

What is Ecology?

Answer 1

Study of how organisms interact with each other and the environment

Question 2

What is Biodiversity?

Answer 2

Variety of life in an area

Question 3

What is Genetic diversity?

Answer 3

Differences in genes within a species

Question 4

What is Species diversity?

Answer 4

Variety and number of species in a region

Question 5

What is Richness?

Answer 5

Number of species present

Question 6

What is Evenness?

Answer 6

How evenly individuals are spread across species

Question 7

What are Individuals?

Answer 7

Single organisms in a population

Question 8

What are Endemic species?

Answer 8

Species found only in one place

Question 9

What is Extinction?

Answer 9

Complete disappearance of a species

Question 10

What is Population size?

Answer 10

Number of individuals in a species

Question 11

What is Geographic range?

Answer 11

Area where a species lives

Question 12

What are Specialized habitat needs?

Answer 12

Needs that are specific and hard to adapt from

Question 13

What is Reproductive rate?

Answer 13

How fast a species reproduces

Question 14

What is Habitat loss?

Answer 14

Destruction of a natural habitat

Question 15

What are Invasive species?

Answer 15

Non-native species that harm ecosystems

Question 16

What are Environmental changes?

Answer 16

Changes like climate or pollution that affect life

Question 17

What is Overexploitation?

Answer 17

Using species faster than they can recover

Question 18

What is Genetic conservation?

Answer 18

Protecting variety in genes

Question 19

What are Conservation strategies?

Answer 19

Actions taken to help species survive

Question 20

What is Habitat protection?

Answer 20

Preserving natural areas

Question 21

What is Captive breeding?

Answer 21

Breeding endangered species in captivity

Question 22

What is Reintroduction?

Answer 22

Releasing bred animals into the wild

Question 23

What are Laws and regulations?

Answer 23

Rules to protect species from harm

Question 24

What is Climate change mitigation?

Answer 24

Reducing the effects of climate change

Question 25

What is Habitat destruction?

Answer 25

Removing or changing habitats

Question 26

What is Pollution?

Answer 26

Harmful substances in the environment

Question 27

What is Habitat fragmentation?

Answer 27

Breaking up habitats into smaller pieces

Question 28

What is Disease?

Answer 28

Illness that spreads in a species

Question 29

What is Overhunting?

Answer 29

Killing animals faster than they reproduce

Question 30

What is Climate change?

Answer 30

Global changes in weather and temperature

Question 31

What is the Asian Needle Ant?

Answer 31

Invasive ant harmful to humans and native species

Question 32

What is the Zebra Mussel?

Answer 32

Invasive mollusk damaging water systems

Question 33

What is the Spotted Lanternfly?

Answer 33

Invasive bug harming grapes and trees

Question 34

What is the Burmese Python?

Answer 34

Invasive snake eating native wildlife in Florida

Question 35

What is the Emerald Ash Borer?

Answer 35

Beetle killing ash trees

Question 36

What is the Atlantic Blue Crab?

Answer 36

Crab ruining clam populations in Italy

Question 37

What is the Asian Hornet?

Answer 37

Hornet killing honeybees in Europe

Question 38

What is the Green Crab?

Answer 38

Crab harming shellfish industry in New England

Question 39

What is a Protected area?

Answer 39

A managed natural area for conservation

Question 40

What are Edge effects?

Answer 40

Harmful effects at the edges of habitats

Question 41

What is Connectivity?

Answer 41

How habitats are linked for movement

Question 42

What is Local community involvement?

Answer 42

Working with locals to support conservation

Question 43

What is Seed dispersal?

Answer 43

How plants spread seeds to new areas

Question 44

What is Vegetative growth?

Answer 44

When plants grow new parts to reproduce

Question 45

What is Biome shift?

Answer 45

Major change in ecosystem type

Question 46

What is Genetic material?

Answer 46

Information inside DNA

Question 47

What is Environmental education?

Answer 47

Teaching people about nature and protection

Question 48

What is Sustainable use?

Answer 48

Using nature’s resources responsibly