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Standard 6A: Biodiversity
Ecology
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Biology
12th Grade
10/05/2011

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Renewable
Definition
Resources that can be replaced faster than they are used
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Habitat corridor
Definition
A natural strip that allows the migration of organisms from one area to another
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Degradation
Definition
The damage to biodiversity by pollution
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Extinction
Definition
The disappearance of a species when the last of its members dies
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Threatened
Definition
A species whose population begins to decline rapidly
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Endangered
Definition
A species whose numbers are very low
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biodiversity
Definition
The number of species in an area
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Introduced Species
Definition
A species that is brought to a place where it never lived
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Fragmentation
Definition
The splitting of natural areas into multiple smaller habitats
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Sustainable use
Definition
Using resources at a rate at which they can be replaced
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Tropical
Definition
The highest biodiversity levels are found in this region
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Nonrenewable
Definition
Resources that take a long time to be replenished
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