Biodiversity

Question 1

What is biodiversity?

Answer 1

-variety of living organisms

Question 2

What is species richness?

Answer 2

-number of different species in a community
-can be measured by random sampling

Question 3

What is a habitat?

Answer 3

-an area inhibited by species

Question 4

What is habitat biodiversity?

Answer 4

-number of different habitats within an area

Question 5

What is species eveness?

Answer 5

-comparison of abundance of different species in a habitat

Question 6

How can you measure diversity?

Answer 6

-habitat diversity
-species diversity
-genetic diversity

Question 7

What is habitat diversity?

Answer 7

-the range of different ecosystems or habitats in a particular area
-lots = high biodiversity

Question 8

What is species diversity?

Answer 8

-the variety of species per unit area
-high = more stable - as more resilient to environmental changes

Question 9

What is genetic diversity?

Answer 9

-the diversity of alleles + genes in the genome of species
-can be genetic differences between populations of the same species

Question 10

Why do we measure biodiversity?

Answer 10

-see what species are present
-environmental impact assessment
-importance of maintaining habitats