5. Ecosystem Stability

By the end of this section you should be able to:

1. Describe modest ecosystem changes that will not permanently disrupt ecosystem biodiversity

Essential Vocabulary

EcosystemBiodiversityWeather

2. Describe the characteristics of ecosystems that contribute to ecosystem stability.

3. Define a keystone species and explain why certain organisms are more important to ecosystem stability than others.

Essential Vocabulary

Keystone species

4. Explain how a rise in CO2 leads to multiple significant shifts in ecosystems including: changes to climate patterns, temperature rise, ocean acidification, and sea level rise.

Essential Vocabulary

ClimateClimate changeOcean acidification

5. Describe significant ecosystem changes that likely will permanently shift ecosystem biodiversity.

6. Explain how climate change significantly disrupts terrestrial, coastal, and aquatic ecosystems.

Essential Vocabulary

Terrestrial ecosystemCoastal ecosystemAquatic ecosystem

Vocabulary Review

These are 2 practice vocabulary quizzes to help you review the vocabulary for this section. Each quiz has 10 questions. You need to scroll to see all of the questions and select the "submit" button to complete the quiz and get a score

Ecosystem Stability

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This is a skills quiz to help you review and apply science practices to the content from this module. There are 4 questions. You need to scroll to see all of the questions and select the "submit" button to complete the quiz and get a score.

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