3.2 Bio Flashcards
What is biodiversity?
The variance in the types of life in an area.
What are some key metrics for biodiversity, why do they matter?
Evenness, species richness, and the Shannon-Weiner index
Why is it good for a community to have lots of biodiversity?
The community will be very resilient to change and will continue to grow.
What is the Shannon-weiner index score of a community with 32, 20, 20, 8, and 20 members of 5 species
1.53
What is ecological succession?
The process of how an area becomes inhabited
What is secondary succession? How does it differ from primary succession?
a second wave of ecological succession. It is quicker than the primary due to old resources.
What is the general order of ecological succession?
the organisms will get bigger with more resource needs
What is a climax community?
The final stage of ecological succession.
What is a pioneer community
The first community to inhabit a new place
