biodiversity

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Bios =

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life

Question 2

Diversitas=

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diversity

Question 3

A set of individuals that have the same distinct characteristics and are able to mate and produce fertile offspring.

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SPECIES

Question 4

Two ways of measuring biodiversity

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Species richness
Species evenness

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refers to the number of species in a particular place

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Species Richness

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refers to the extent to which individuals are distributed evenly among species

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Species Evenness

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Is the disappearance of all the members of a certain species
When organisms fail to reproduce, they become

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EXTINCTION

Question 8

Also called the monkey-eating eagle, the Philippine eagle is native to the southern Philippines. It is characterized by a brown and white feather pattern and bushy crest and is believed to be one of the largest and most powerful birds on Earth.

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PHILIPPINE EAGLE

Question 9

Also known as the Mindoro dwarf buffalo, the Tamaraw is the only known bovine that is indigenous to the Philippines. Until the 20th century, the original habitat of this species was essentially intact and unharmed. They were once found all over Mindoro Island, from the plains up to the mountains.

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TAMARAW

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This land mammal is also on the IUCN’s list of critically endangered species in the Philippines. Once ubiquitous in the central Philippines, especially in the island of Cebu, the pig can now only be found on two islands: Panay and Negros.

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VISAYAN WARTY PIG

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This type of pigeon is endemic to the islands of Negros and Panay in the Philippines and is one of the many critically endangered pigeon species in the country listed by the IUCN.

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NEGROS-BLEEDING HEART

Question 12

A species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is endemic to the island of Cebu, Philippines.

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BLACK SHAMA