Details Title: Chapter five Description: SC225: Environmental Science Total Flash Cards: 7 Created: 09/12/2009 14:58:17		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Environmental Studies Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term How do scientists predict the location of specific biomes? Definition Characteristic types of environments occur in different conditions of temperature and precipitation.     CHAPTER 5, p. 96 Term What is a biome? Definition General areas with similar climate, growth patterns, and plants.     CHAPTER 5, p. 96; Glossary, p. 379 Term What is the estimated total number of living species? Definition Between 3 million and 50 million.  CHAPTER 5, p. 108 Term Where is species diversity most concentrated? Definition South America, Africa, and Southeast Asia   CHAPTER 5, p. 109 Term What was the fifth mass extinction event? Definition The Cretaceous extinction event of 65 million years ago     CHAPTER 5, p. 111 Term What does habitat fragmentation do to biodiversity? Definition Fragmentation decreases biodiversity.     CHAPTER 5, p. 113; Glossary, p. 382 Term What is an invasive species? Definition A generalist or pioneering species that is moved into a new ecosystem. For example, the kudzu, water hyacinth, and walking catfish are all invasive species in the U.S.   CHAPTER 3, pp. 52&60; CHAPTER 5, p. 115