10.2 - Diversity within a community

Question 1

What is biodiversity

Answer 1

• The general term used to describe variety in the living world
• it refers to the number and variety of living organisms in a particular area and has 3 components
  1) species diversity
  2) genetic diversity
  3) ecosystem diversity

Question 2

What is species diversity

Answer 2

Refers to the number of different species and the number of individuals of each species within any one community

Question 3

What is genetic diversity

Answer 3

Refers to the variety of genes possessed by the individuals that make up a population of a species

Question 4

What is ecological diversity

Answer 4

Refers to the range of different habitats, from a small local habitat to the whole of the earth

Question 5

What is species richness

Answer 5

• a measure of species diversity
• no. of different species in a particular area at a given time (community)
• DOESN’T take into account the number of each individual

Question 6

How do you calculate an index of diversity

Answer 6

Question 7

By calculating the Diversity of both habitats, which has the greater species diversity?

Answer 7