4.1 & 4.2 - Biodiversity and Endemism Flashcards
1
Q
What is biodiversity?
A
variety of living organisms in an area
2
Q
What is species diversity?
A
number of different species and abundance of each species
in an area
3
Q
What is genetic diversity?
A
variation of alleles within a species/population
4
Q
What is endemism?
A
a species is unique to that area
5
Q
How do you measure biodiversity?
A
Heterozygosity Index = Number of heterozygotes/Number of individuals in a population
