Biodiversity and Conservation

Question 1

Biodiversity

Answer 1

Variety, numbers, and distribution of organisms

Question 2

Species Diversity

Answer 2

Number of species (richness) and relative proportions (evenness)

Question 3

Habitat Diversity

Answer 3

Range of different habitats

Question 4

Genetic Diversity

Answer 4

“Gene Pool” biological variation that occurs within species

Question 5

How is Biodiversity an indicator of Ecosystem Health?

Answer 5

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Question 6

Hotspots

Answer 6

A place with high levels of biodiversity that is under threat by humans
Key Details:
- Rain forests
- Nearer the tropics
-Habitat under threat
-Large Densities of humans nearby

Question 7

Speciation

Answer 7

-Change of a species over a long period
- Formation of new species when populations become isolated and evolve differently
- Biological variation is random
- can be beneficial/harmful or no impact at all on individual

Question 8

Natural Selection

Answer 8

Survivial of the fittest, more adapted/ tend to survive and reproduce better

Question 9

Mechanisms of Speciation

Question 10

Background Extinction

Question 11

6th mass extinction

Question 12

Threats to biodiveristy

Question 13

Factors that maintain biodiversity

Question 14

Factors that lead to a loss of biodiversity

Question 15

What is important about Rain Forests?

Question 16

Factors that make species prone to extinction

Question 17

IUCN Red List

Question 18

UN

Question 19

IUCN

Question 20

CITES

Question 21

UNESCO

Question 22

NGO

Question 23

GO

Question 24

Direct values of Biodiversity

Question 25

Indirect Values of Biodiversity

Question 26

Approaches to Conservation

Question 27

Designing protected Areas

Question 28

Diversity Index

Question 29

Evenness

Question 30

Habitat Fragmentation

Question 31

Habitat Degradation