Across
- 1. Extinction of a species is likely to occur if population is small & has a ____ of genetic diversity.
- 3. Species that are near extinction
- 6. The variety of life on Earth which is the goal of conservation biology.
- 7. Diversity that refers to genetic variations among members of a population.
- 9. Maintaining biodiversity influences ecosystem _______, which contributes to our health.
- 12. Conservation biology has emerged in response to this crisis.
- 13. If this occurs in a landscape, it will affect reproduction capacity food availability and can disrupt seasonal behaviors.
Down
- 2. (2 words) A field of biology that studies biodiversity with the goal of conserving natural resources for this generation and all future generations.
- 4. Diversity that involves studying interactions of groups of ecosystems: mountains, rivers, grasslands
- 5. Since biodiversity is not evenly distributed, it is at its peak in this area while declines toward the poles.
- 8. Diversity that involves interactions of species in a community.
- 10. Organisms likely to become endangered in the near future
- 11. These biodiversity areas contain a large concentration of species (Ex: Madagascar, Great Barrier Reef)
- 14. Biodiversity is described as a combination of how many levels of biological organization: Genetic, Community, Landscape