Biodiversity

Question 1

What are the three types of biodiversity?

Answer 1

Habitat biodiversity
Species diversity
Genetic Biodiversity

Question 2

What is the correlation between the geographical location and biodiversity?

Answer 2

The closer to the Equator, the higher the biodiversity

Question 3

Why is measuring biodiversity important?

Answer 3

Helps scientists in conservation, informing of present species and providing a baseline level of biodiversity.

Question 4

What are the two components of species biodiversity?

Answer 4

Species richness- the number of species living in an area
Species eveness- the comparison of individual distribution of a species in an ecosystem

Question 5

Define a community in biodiverse terms

Answer 5

All the populations living in a particular habitat

Question 6

What does greater genetic biodiversity in a species allow for?

Answer 6

Better adaptation to a changing environment