4.6 Biodiversity Within A Community

Question 1

Define species diversity

Answer 1

The number of different species and the number of individuals of each species within any one community

Question 2

Genetic diversity

Answer 2

The variety of genes possessed. U the individuals that make up a population of a species

Question 3

Eco diversity

Answer 3

The range of different habitats

Question 4

Define species richness

Why is it not a measure of diversity?

Answer 4

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

Does not take into account the abundance of a species

Question 5

What is the formula for the species diversity index?

What does the species diversity index show?

Answer 5

d = N(N-1)
——
Total of n(n-1)

N = total number of organisms of all species
n = total number of organisms of each species 

Describes the relationship between the number of species within a community and the number of individuals in each species

Question 6

Define biodiversity

Answer 6

The number and variety of living organisms in a particular area