Biodiversity - Lesson 2 week 1

Question 1

What is Biodiversity

Answer 1

The variety of all life on Earth

Question 2

What is the term used to describe the ‘sphere’ of the water

Answer 2

Hydrosphere

Question 3

How far does the Biosphere extend into the atmosphere - Provide an example

Answer 3

As far as it can support life eg. the maximum height birds can fly

Question 4

How far does the Biosphere extend into the Lithosphere - Provide an example

Answer 4

As deep as it can support life eg. The deepest tree roots

Question 5

What is a biome - Provide an example

Answer 5

A broader classification of an ecosystem / a large geographical area with a certain climate, vegetation, and animal life eg. Amazon rainforest in South America

Question 6

What is an Ecosystem - Provide an example

Answer 6

A self-sustaining unit made of a community of organisms in an area + the physical environment (abiotic + biotic factors of an area) eg. Grassland

Question 7

What is a community - Provide an example

Answer 7

An interacting group of species in a particular location eg. coral reefs

Question 8

What is a population - Provide an example

Answer 8

A group of individuals of the same species living in an area eg. a pack of wild dogs

Question 9

What is an organism - Provide an example

Answer 9

Living things that can respite, grow, respond to stimuli, consume, reproduce, and produce energy eg. a cat

Question 10

How is Biodiversity described (3 levels)

Answer 10

Ecosystem diversity - Variety of ecosystems in a defined area
Species diversity - Variety of species in an ecosystem
Genetic diversity - Variety of alleles in a populations gene pool