10.3 - Biodiversity: Species Diversity Flashcards

Key biodiversity terminology and the different levels of biodiversity Interspecific and intraspecific variation Species richness and species evenness

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What is biodiversity?

A

Variety of organisms in an area

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What are the levels of biodiversity?

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Ecosystem diversity

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3
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What is ecosystem diversity?

A

Number of habitats

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What is species diversity?

A

Number of species and individuals in each species

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5
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What is genetic diversity?

A

Variation in alleles within a population

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What is a habitat?

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Place where a species lives

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7
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What is a community?

A

Living organisms of all species in an ecosystem

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8
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What is an ecosystem?

A

Interacting community of organisms and their environment

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What is variation?

A

Differences between individuals

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What causes variation?

A

Genetic and environmental factors

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What is interspecific variation?

A

Variation between different species

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12
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What is intraspecific variation?

A

Variation between individuals within a species

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13
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What is species richness?

A

Total number of different species in a habitat

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14
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What is species evenness?

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Comparison of the number of individuals of each species

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