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Genetic Diversity Correct Answer: the total genetic information contained with all individuals of a species, population, or community. Species diversity Correct Answer: diversity of species prese ... nt in a community Species richness Correct Answer: number of species in a given area Species evenness Correct Answer: the relative abundance of an different species making up an area and its richness Ecosystem diversity Correct Answer: measure of the variety of biotic components in a region along with abiotic components Ecosystem functioning Correct Answer: dependent on interacting member organisms with their environments System stability Correct Answer: diverse systems are more resilient after and resistant to disturbances Ecosystem productivity Correct Answer: diverse systems have higher net primary productivity (more chemical energy in a system) Ecosystem services Correct Answer: all direct and indirect benefits that humans derive from organisms and ecosystems Latitudinal diversity gradient Correct Answer: increase in species diversity from the poles of the equator Endemic species Correct Answer: species found in one place in the world and nowhere else Fluxes Correct Answer: rates at which carbon flows from one reservoir to another Biomineralization Correct Answer: the precipitation of minerals by organisms, as in the formation of skeletons Plant tectonics Correct Answer: dynamic movement of our planet's outer layer Greenhouse gas Correct Answer: allows incoming solar radiation to reach Earth's surface but traps heat that is remitted from land and sea. Community Correct Answer: set of all populations found in a given place Primary producers Correct Answer: plants... generate organic molecules by photosynthesis Primary consumers Correct Answer: consume primary producers Secondary consumers Correct Answer: consume primary consumers [Show More]
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