ESS Topic 3 Important Terminology

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  1. 4. The excessive use of natural resources leading to depletion.
  2. 7. The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
  3. 8. A region with a high level of biodiversity that is under threat from human activities.
  4. 9. The removal of forests for human activities such as agriculture and urbanization.
  5. 10. services The benefits that humans obtain from ecosystems.
  6. 14. A natural or artificial connection that allows wildlife movement between habitats.
  7. 15. situ conservation Conservation of species in their natural habitat.
  8. 16. selection The process by which organisms best adapted to their environment survive and reproduce.
  9. 18. effects Changes in population or community structures at the boundaries of ecosystems.
  10. 19. species A non-native species that spreads rapidly and disrupts native ecosystems.
  11. 20. The natural and gradual change in species composition in an ecosystem over time.
  12. 22. species A species that has a critical role in maintaining ecosystem balance.
  13. 24. Sustainable tourism that promotes conservation and benefits local communities.
Down
  1. 1. Red List A global inventory of the conservation status of species.
  2. 2. diversity The number of different species and the abundance of each species in an ecosystem.
  3. 3. The breaking up of habitat into smaller, isolated patches.
  4. 5. diversity The range of different habitats in an ecosystem or biome.
  5. 6. area A designated region where biodiversity is conserved and human activity is restricted.
  6. 10. The excessive enrichment of water with nutrients, leading to algal blooms.
  7. 11. situ conservation Conservation methods outside of natural habitats, such as zoos and seed banks.
  8. 12. The complete loss of a species from Earth.
  9. 13. The gradual change in species over time due to natural selection.
  10. 17. diversity The range of genetic material present in a species or population.
  11. 20. The formation of new species through evolutionary processes.
  12. 21. An international agreement aimed at regulating trade in endangered species.
  13. 23. species A species that is native to a particular area and found nowhere else.