Biodiversity

Question 1

Biology

Answer 1

Biology is the study of living things in all their detail

Question 2

Biodiversity

Answer 2

Describes the great variety of life that exists in our biosphere on 3 Levels.

Question 3

Three levels of Biodiversity

Answer 3

Level of Species, Level of Ecosystems, Level of Genes

Question 4

Diversity of Species

Answer 4

The range of all the different species (organisms capable of interbreeding and producing viable offspring in nature)

Question 5

Diversity of Ecosystems

Answer 5

The range of different ecosystems (made up of interactions between the biotic and abiotic components)

Question 6

Diversity of Genetics

Answer 6

All the genes in a species which code for different characteristics/traits

Question 7

Biological Species Concept

Answer 7

A group of organisms that share a gene pool; all members of the same species have the capacity to interbreed to produce fertile offspring as long as they are not prevented by any physical barrier.

Question 8

Morphological Species Concept

Answer 8

Characterizes a species by its form (morphology).

Question 9

Phylogenetic Species Concept

Answer 9

Identifies a species as being the smallest group of organisms who can trace all their origins to a single common ancestor.

Question 10

Spatial Patterns

Answer 10

Random (irregular like cacti in the desert)
Clumped (individuals are in different sized groups and groups are spaces out in a non-uniform manner like meerkats
Uniform (spaced evenly like trees in a forest competing for sunlight)