Section5.1Vanishing Species, continued1. Review the terms and their definitions in the Mini Glossary on page 48. Circle the termsthat refer to things that pose a threat to the biodiversity of an area.2. Use the outline to help you review this section. Use the question clues below and the head-ings in Read to Learn to fill in the blanks.I. Biological DiversityA. (What is it?)B. (How is it measured?)C. (Where is the highest biodiversity?)II. Importance of BiodiversityA. (What is true of all living things?)B. (What can biodiversity bring to an ecosystem?)C. (What benefit might preserving biodiversity bring humans in the future?)II.A. Extinction can occurB. Species can become endangered or threatenedIV.A. Habitat fragmentationB. Habitat degradation3. In Column 1 are some new concepts you learned about in this section. Column 2 gives oneexample of each concept. Write the letter from Column 2 on the line next to the conceptthat matches the example.Column 1Column 21. habitat fragmentationa. all the species in an area of rain forestb. DDT2. biodiversityc. acid precipitation3. extinct speciesd. a road splitting a forest in half4. land pollutione. triceratops dinosaurs5. habitat degradationCopyright © by Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

I. Biological Diversity A. (What is it?) B. (How is it measured?) C. (Where is the highest biodiversity?) II. Importance of Biodiversity A. (What is true of all living things?) B. (What can biodiversity bring to an ecosystem?) C. (What benefit might preserving biodiversity bring humans in the future?) 1. A. Extinction can occur B. Species can become endangered or threatened A. Habitat fragmentation B. Habitat degradation Column 1 are some new concepts you learned about in this section. Column 2 gives one ample of each concept. Write the letter from Column 2 on the line next to the concept t matches the example. Column 1 Column 2 1. habitat fragmentation a. all the species in an area of rain forest b. DDT 2. biodiversity c. acid precipitation 3. extinct species d. a road splitting a forest in half 4. land pollution e. triceratops dinosaurs 5. habitat degradation

I. Biological Diversity A. (What is it?) B. (How is it measured?) C. (Where is the highest biodiversity?) II. Importance of Biodiversity A. (What is true of all living things?) B. (What can biodiversity bring to an ecosystem?) C. (What benefit might preserving biodiversity bring humans in the future?) 1. A. Extinction can occur B. Species can become endangered or threatened A. Habitat fragmentation B. Habitat degradation Column 1 are some new concepts you learned about in this section. Column 2 gives one ample of each concept. Write the letter from Column 2 on the line next to the concept t matches the example. Column 1 Column 2 1. habitat fragmentation a. all the species in an area of rain forest b. DDT 2. biodiversity c. acid precipitation 3. extinct species d. a road splitting a forest in half 4. land pollution e. triceratops dinosaurs 5. habitat degradation

Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)

4th Edition

ISBN:9781305389892

Author:Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan

Publisher:Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan

Chapter55: Biodiversity And Conservation Biology

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