Biodiversity Flashcards
1
Q
Biodiversity definition
A
The variety of living organisms in an area
2
Q
Habitat definition
A
The place where organisms live
3
Q
Community definition
A
The populations of different species in a habitat
4
Q
Levels of biodiversity
A
Local diversity
The variety of species in a small habitat close to you
Global diversity
The variety of species on earth
Biodiversity varies in different parts of the world it is greatest at the equator and decreases towards the poles
5
Q
How can diversity be measured
A
Species richness
Index of diversity
6
Q
Species richness
A
A measure of the number of different species in a community
7
Q
Index of diversity formula
A
D
Diversity
N
Total number of organisms in all species
N lower case
Total number of organisms of one species
