| A | B |
|---|
| biodiversity | wide variety of plant and animal species in natural environments |
| threatened | likely to become endangered; indicating impending evil |
| vulnerable | exposed to disease or disaster |
| endangered | plant or animal that exists in such small numbers that it may become extinct |
| extinct | species that has ended or died out |
| habitat fragmentation | changes in the environment either by nature or humans |
| genetic diversity | organisms that have differences in their chromosomes and make them more resistant to disease or changes in evnironment |
| exotic species | organism not native to an area |
| invasive species | species that rapidly expands outside of native land |
| carrying capacity | the maximum number of organisms that can be supported in an environment |
