Biodiversity

Question 1

Biodiversity

Answer 1

General term to describe variety in the living world. Refers to nbr and variety of living organisms in a particular area

Question 2

Species richness

Answer 2

Number of different species in a particular area at a given time

Question 3

Index of diversity

Answer 3

Data within the table does not tell us much about the differences between the 2 habitats because the total number of species and number of individuals May be identical. We need to measure species to do this

Question 4

Species diversity and ecosystems

Answer 4

Biodiversity reflects how well an ecosystem is likely to function. The higher the species diversity index the more stable an ecosystem is and the less effected by change