Biodiversity.

Question 0

What are three ways to measure biodiversity?

Answer 0

1. Genetic diversity
2. Species diversity
3. Ecosystem diversity

Question 1

What is biodiversity?

Answer 1

The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.

Question 2

What is genetic diversity?

Answer 2

The total genetic info contained w/in all individuals of a species.

Question 3

What is species diversity?

Answer 3

of species and relative abundance w/in a region.

Question 4

What is ecosystem diversity?

Answer 4

Biotic communities and abiotic factors that influence the biota.

Question 5

What is biotic and abiotic?

Answer 5

Biotic- living or once living components of a community.

Abiotic- temp and weather ( physical features) in a community.

Question 6

Shannon-Weiner

Answer 6

Used to determine species diversity

Question 7

What are the effects of biodiversity?

Answer 7

Habitat loss
Pollination
Introduction to new species
Over exploitation
Edge effect
Habitat fragmentation 
Area effect

Question 8

What is edge effect?

Answer 8

Disturbances around edge of land ( disecrection, temp, and animals)

Question 9

What is habitat fragmentation?

Answer 9

Braking of land into smaller areas caused by landslides and species invasion.

Question 10

What is the area effect?

Answer 10

Bigger the area the more species there are.