Biodiversity within a community Flashcards
(7 cards)
1
Q
What is a habitat ?
A
The place where an organism lives
2
Q
What is a community ?
A
All the populations of different species in a habitat
3
Q
What is species richness ?
A
A measure of the number of different species in a community
4
Q
What is biodiversity ?
A
A measure of the species richness
5
Q
What is agriculture ?
A
The cultivation of soil to grow crops
6
Q
What are some practices to reduce bio diversity
A
Removing woodland
Less habitats, less variety of food sources
Using pesticide
Kills insect species reduction in the variety of food sources
Using herbicides
Kills species of weeks and reduction the variety of food sources Using
Growing one type of crop
7
Q
What is conservation ?
A
A balanced between the need for agriculture and maintaining biodiversity
