Biodiversity

Question 1

Define biodiversity

Answer 1

The variety of life in an ecosystem

Question 2

What is a community

Answer 2

All populations of different species that live in an area

Question 3

What is species richness

Answer 3

A measure of the number of different species in a community

Question 4

What does n index of diversity do

Answer 4

Describes the relationship between the number of species in a community (species richness) and the number of individuals in each species (population size)

Question 5

What are the 3 main components of biodiversity

Answer 5

Genetic diversity
Ecosystem diversity
Species diversity

Question 6

Define genetic diversity

Answer 6

The variety of alleles possessed by the individuals that make up any one species

Question 7

Define ecosystem diversity

Answer 7

The range of different habitats within a particular area

Question 8

Define species diversity

Answer 8

The number of different species and number of individuals of each species within any one community

Question 9

What is the equation for index of diversity

Answer 9

d = N(N-1) / Σn(n-1)