Biodiversity

Question 1

Define biodiversity

Answer 1

variety of living organisms in an area

Question 2

Define species diversity

Answer 2

number of different species and abudance of each species in an area

Question 3

Define genetic diversity

Answer 3

variation of alleles within a species

Question 4

Define endemism

Answer 4

Species is unique to a single place

Question 5

Define species richness

Answer 5

number of species present in a habitat

Question 6

Define species evenness

Answer 6

population of each species

Question 7

What is the biodiversity index?

Answer 7

Used to compate diversity between different time periods

Question 8

What is the heterozygosity index?

Answer 8

proportion of percentage of genes tha are present in the heterozygous gorm

Question 9

Why is heterzygousity index a good measure?

Answer 9

Proportion not anumber which could be affected by sample size

Question 10

Higher genetic fitness is due to?

Answer 10

High growth rate/rate of reproduction/disease resistance

Question 11

Whats the formula for heterozygosity index?

Answer 11

Number of heterozygotes/number of individuals