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The demand for increased food production has led to areas of Heath being used to grow wheat. Explain the effect of this on the species diversity of plants

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Reduces the species diversity as there is only one species of crop being grown.
The wheat is a better competitor for light and nutrients

2
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Why might animal species diversity fall in a given area?

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  1. Reduction in the number of plant species
  2. so less VARIETY of food sources
  3. also fewer habitats
3
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Explain why it may be more useful to calculate the index of diversity than to record only the number of species present

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The index of diversity measures the number of individuals of each species and the number of species

4
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What information is required to calculate an index of diversity for a particular community

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Number of a species

5
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Farmers clear tropical forest and grow crops instead. Explain how this causes the diversity in the area to decrease

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There is a lower diversity of plants and lower variety of plants
Fewer types of food
Fewer habitats

6
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What are the 3 components of biodiversity?

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Species diversity
Genetic diversity
Ecosystem diversity

7
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What is species richness?

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The number of different species in a particular area at a given time in a community

8
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What is a community?

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All the populations of different species living in a particular place

9
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What is a population?

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All the organisms of one particular species

10
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Biodiversity is…

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the variety of living organisms in an area

11
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habitat is..

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the place where an organism lives

12
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High biodiversity means…

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lots of different species there

13
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What can you calculate as a measure of biodiversity?

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index of diversity

14
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Species richness if a measure of….

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diversity

15
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Which is a better indicator of biodiversity - index of diversity OR species richness?

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index of diversity

16
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To calculate index of diversity what do you need to know?

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total number of ALL species

total number of each species

17
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How can you reduce biodiversity?

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  1. clear trees
  2. remove hedges
  3. pesticides
  4. herbicides
  5. monocultures
18
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Why might animal diversity increase?

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  1. Increase in the number of plant species
  2. so more VARIETY of food sources
  3. also more habitats
19
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A species is

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a group of similar organisms that are capable of reproducing and producing fertile offspring

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