4.1.2 - Measuring Biodiversity Within A Habitat

Question 1

What Is A Habitat?

Answer 1

Place where an organism lives.

Question 2

How Is Species Diversity Measured?

Answer 2

Sampling.

Question 3

What Can Be Used When Sampling?
(4 Points)

Answer 3

~ Plants -> Quadrats.

~ Flying Insects -> Sweepnet.

~ Ground Insects -> Pitfall trap.

~ Aquatic Animals -> Kick-Sampling.

Question 4

Describe The Process Of Sampling
(3 Points)

Answer 4

~ Partake in random sampling.

~ Count number of individuals of each species, in the sample area.

~ Repeat the process, and use the results to estimate.

Question 5

Why Should Sampling Be Random?

Answer 5

To aviod sampling bias.

Question 6

How Can Random Sampling Be Done?
(2 Points)

Answer 6

~ Converting the sampling area, into a grid format.

~ Use a random number generator, to pick sample points.

Question 7

What Does The Heterozygosity Index Measure?

Answer 7

Genetic diversity.

Question 8

What Are Heterozygotes?

Answer 8

Organisms that have two different alleles, at a particular locus.

Question 9

What Is The Formula For The Heterozygosity Index?

Answer 9

No. Of Heterozygotes / No. Of Individuals In The Population