Final

Question 1

indicator species

Answer 1

provide information on overall health of an ecosystem
ex. polar bears

Question 2

umbrella species

Answer 2

have habitiat requirements that are so large that protecting them protects lots of other species

Question 3

flagship species

Answer 3

are large, recognizable and/or charismatic
ex. giant pandas

Question 4

keystone species

Answer 4

have roles that are larger than their abundance would indicate

Question 5

list and describe the three levels of biodiversity.

Answer 5

genetic diversity: the amount of genetic variation occuring within populations
species diversity: the number of species in a community
ecosystem diversity: diversity of structure and function within an ecosystem

Question 6

Diversity-stability hypothesis

Answer 6

more speices = better function
graph is linear