Biodiversity

Question 1

What is the significance of biodiversity

Answer 1

Maintaining ecosystems and balance of organisms in which may all rely on each other, fungi and microorganisms help decompose dead plants and animals which then return to the soil for nutrients

Question 2

what happens before a major project takes place

Answer 2

Environmental impact assessment is undertaken in order to see the effects of biodiversity on the area

Question 3

What is habitat biodiversity

Answer 3

number of different habitats found within each area, a habitat can support a number of species, UK has a large habitat biodiversity compared to antartica

Question 4

species biodiversity

Answer 4

species richness- number of different species in an area
species evenness- comparison of the numbers of individuals of each species in a community

Question 5

What is genetic biodiversity

Answer 5

variety of genes that make up a species. Humans have 25,000 genes but some species have 400,000 genes

Question 6

What is sampling

Answer 6

Taking measurements of a limited number of individual organisms present in a particular area