ecosystem
a unit containing a community of organisms and their physical environment, interacting together.
biodiversity
the number of different species living in a particular area.
reasons for habitat destruction
Increasing land needed for housing, crop production, and livestock farming
Extraction of natural
resources (e.g. mining, logging)
Pollution of freshwater and marine environments
habitat
the place where an organism lives
undesirable effect of deforestation?
Reduced biodiversity
Extinction of species
Loss of soil
deforestation
the permanent removal of forests to use the land for other purposes, such as farming, building, or mining.
Why do organisms become endangered or extinct?
-hunting
-pollution
-Introduced species
How can endangered species be conserved?
-education
-monitoring and protecting
-captive breeding program
captive breeding and program
bred in controlled environments (e.g., zoos), and offspring may be released back into the wild.
