Biodiversity

Question 1

Biodiversity

Answer 1

The number of species and the number of individuals in each species in a given environment

Question 2

Species richness

Answer 2

Number of species in an area

Question 3

Species eveness

Answer 3

The number of organisms within each species

Question 4

Simpson’s Diversity Index

Answer 4

A measure of diversity that considers richness and eveness,
Value between 0 and 1,
The greater the value, the greater the biodiversity

Question 5

Polymorphism

Answer 5

The presence of different phenotypes amongst members of a single species

Question 6

How do you calculate biodiversity within a species?

Answer 6

No. of polymorphic gene loci/ total No. of loci
= proportion of polymorphic gene loci

Question 7

Adaptation definition and types

Answer 7

A feature of an organism that increases its chance of survival in its environment:
- Anatomical, changes to physical features
- Physiological, changes to its bodily processes
- Behavioural, changes to actions