3.7 components of biodiversity Flashcards
1
Q
three measures of biodiversity
A
genetic diversity
species diversity
ecosystem diversity
2
Q
biodiversity definition
A
the total variation that exists among all living things on earth
3
Q
genetic diversity
A
the frequency and number of alleles within a population.
4
Q
species diversity
A
the number of different species in an ecosystem and the proportion of each species in the ecosystem
5
Q
species richness
A
the number of different species present in the ecosytem
6
Q
relative abundance of each species
A
the proportion of each species in the ecosystem
7
Q
ecosystem diversity
A
the number of distinct ecosystems within a defined area
