BIODIVERSITY

Question 1

Biodiversity

Answer 1

Number of species and the number of indiciduals of each of the species within any community

Question 2

Species richness

Answer 2

Number of different spevies in community

Question 3

Community

Answer 3

All the individuals of all species living together in the swme area at the same time

Question 4

Genetic diversity

Answer 4

Difference in DNA base sequence

Question 5

Niche

Answer 5

Organisms role in a comuunity

Question 6

Habitat

Answer 6

Place where an organisms lives within an ecosystem

Question 7

Population

Answer 7

Number of individals of one species in community

Question 8

Diversity idex formula

Answer 8

N(N-1)/£n(n-1)

Question 9

Advatnage of index diversity

Answer 9

Dont need to identify each species

Question 10

Suggest economic argument for maintaining biodiversity 4 marks

Answer 10

Medical uses
Tourism
commercial products
Agriculture

Question 11

Farming effect on biodiversity

Answer 11

Reduces variety if food soruce and habitats

Question 12

Modern classification metods

Answer 12

DNA
Sequence of bases/nucleotides
Comparing mitochondria DNA
sequence of amino acids

Question 13

Courtship behavior

Answer 13

Attracts same species
Attracts opposite set
Interaction of sexual maturity
Stimulates release kf gametes
Form pair bond