biodiversity

Question 1

the nearer an area is to the equator…

Answer 1

the greater the biodiversity

Question 2

what are the 3 levels biodiversity can be measured on?

Answer 2

• habitat
• species
• genetic

Question 3

habitat biodiversity

Answer 3

no. diff habitats in an area

Question 4

generally, the more habitat diversity in an area, the greater the

Answer 4

species diversity

Question 5

what are the two different components of species biodiversity?

Answer 5

• species evenness

- species richness

Question 6

species evenness

Answer 6

a comparison of the no. individuals of each species living in a community

Question 7

community

Answer 7

all the populations of living organisms in a particular habitat

Question 8

species richness

Answer 8

the no. species living in a particular area

Question 9

genetic biodiversity

Answer 9

variety of genes that make up a species

the more alleles = more variety of phenotypes = better adaptation for changing environment = resistance to disease

Question 10

abundance of an organism

Answer 10

the no. individuals of a species present in an area

Question 11

sampling is used to ….

Answer 11

• estimate the no. organisms in an area

- measure a particular characteristic of an organism

Question 12

in a random sample…

Answer 12

each individual in the population has an equal likelihood of selection

Question 13

what are the names of the three techniques for non-random sampling

Answer 13

opportunistic
stratified
systematic