3.2

Question 1

ecological succession definitionv

Answer 1

Ecological succession is the process of change in the species that make up an ecological community over time. The process of succession occurs either after the initial colonization of a newly created habitat, or after a disturbance substantially alters a pre-existing habitat.

Question 2

pioneer species definition

Answer 2

Pioneer species are resilient species that are the first to colonize barren environments, or to repopulate disrupted biodiverse steady-state ecosystems as part of ecological succession

Question 3

Species Richness definition

Answer 3

Species richness is the number of different species represented in an ecological community, landscape or region. Species richness is simply a count of species, and it does not take into account the abundances of the species or their relative abundance distributions

Question 4

Ecological Diversity definition

Answer 4

Ecosystem diversity deals with the variations in ecosystems within a geographical location and its overall impact on human existence and the environment

Question 5

Species Eveness

Answer 5

Having the same population of one species as every other species in an area.

Question 6

Species Richness

Answer 6

The amount of species in an area.