chapter 7 vocabulary Crossword

The diversity of plant and animal life in a particular habitat
The number and relative abundance of species in a biological community.
The range of genetic material present in a gene pool or population of a species.
variety of habitats, living communities, and ecological processes in the living world
The disappearance of a particular population from a given area, but not the entire species globally
a species that is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range
A species that could become endangered in the near future
Breakup of a habitat into smaller pieces, usually as a result of human activities.
illegal hunting
(1973) identifies threatened and endangered species in the U.S., and puts their protection ahead of economic considerations
The mating of animals in zoos or wildlife preserves
To manage, protect, and reintroduce threatened and endangered species are the goals of :
A place where there is an exceptionally large number of species in a relatively small area
native or confined to a particular region or people