Biodiversity

Question 1

Biodiversity

Answer 1

The variety and variability of life on earth

Question 2

Ecosystem

Answer 2

A biological community of interacting organisms and their environment

Question 3

Abiotic Component

Answer 3

Non-living factors (such as water, substrate, oxygen, carbon dioxide) that affect an organism’s ability to survive

Question 4

Biotic Component

Answer 4

Living factors which include interspecific (other species) and intraspecific (same species) relationships between organisms

Question 5

Species Richness

Answer 5

The number of different species represented in an ecological community

Question 6

Species Evenness

Answer 6

Number of individuals of each species, relative abundance

Question 7

Percentage Cover

Answer 7

Measures how much space a species occupies in an area

Question 8

Percentage Frequency

Answer 8

Measures the number of times a species is present within a given number of samples

Question 9

Simpson’s Diversity

Answer 9

A mathematical measure of species diversity in a community, takes into account the number of species as well as their relative abundance

Question 10

Stratified Sampling

Answer 10

A statistical sampling technique that divides an area into strata (a layer or subsection of a whole) for separate sampling