biodiversity 1.1

Question 1

biodiversity

Answer 1

a term used to describe all the different types of of living things that make up our natural world

Question 2

4 biodiversity criteria that scientists study

Answer 2

composition
abundance
distribution
extinction risk

Question 3

composition in biology means

Answer 3

the number of different species

Question 4

abundance in biology means

Answer 4

count of individuals in each species

Question 5

distribution in biology means

Answer 5

how spread out the individuals are

Question 6

extinction risk in biology means

Answer 6

how many species are threatened or endangered

Question 7

3 types of diversity

Answer 7

structural/ecosystem
species
genetic

Question 8

structural/ecosystem diversity

Answer 8

the physical size, shape, and distribution of individuals in an ecosystem

Question 9

species diversity

Answer 9

the variety and number of species in an ecosystem

Question 10

genetic diversity

Answer 10

genetic variability among individuals and organisms in an ecosystem

Question 11

what is a species?

Answer 11

A group whose members are capable of breeding with one another under natural conditions

Question 12

whats an exception to the rule of how species work?

Answer 12

hybridization - cross breeding that can occasionally occur between two different species

Question 13

morphology

Answer 13

physical characteristics

Question 14

conservation biologists- what do they do?- 1.1

Answer 14

they examine interactions between species and study threats