A4.2 Conservation of Biodiversity​

Question 1

Species richness

Answer 1

Number of different species in an area

Question 2

Species evenness

Answer 2

Relative abundance/similar number of members of all species in an area (i.e same number of bats and same number of mice)

Question 3

Habitat fragmentation

Answer 3

Urbanization (creating of streets, houses, etc) cuts up natural habitats, isolating populations

Question 4

In situ conservation

Answer 4

Designing, managing, and maintaining the natural habitats of organisms -> national parks

Question 5

Ex situ conservation

Answer 5

Conserving organisms outside of their natural habitat -> greenhouses, zoos

Question 6

Captive breeding

Answer 6

Breeding organisms and then reintroducing them to their habitat - leads to less genetic diversity

Question 6

Rewilding

Answer 6

Organism reclaim areas, restoring them to pre-human status

Question 7

EDGE

Answer 7

Measurement of an organisms endangerment by: evolutionary distinctiveness, and global endangerment