Biodiversity

Question 1

What are the four types of diversity in ecosystems

Answer 1

genetic diversity
ecosystem diversity
regional diversity
species diversity

Question 2

Genetic diversity

Answer 2

variation of genes within a species

Question 3

Ecosystem diversity

Answer 3

variety of ecological habitats in an ecosystem

Question 4

Regional diversity

Answer 4

variety of landscapes within an ecosystem

Question 5

Biodiversity

Answer 5

the diverse range of organisms, genes, and ecosystems found within the biosphere

Question 6

What are the factors that affect biodiversity

Answer 6

evolution
migration
human impact
exotic invasive species

Question 7

Macro-evolution

Answer 7

evolution of an entire family of organisms in relation to all other organisms

Question 8

Micro-evolution

Answer 8

evolution that occurs within a single population of organisms

Question 9

What does micro-evolution cause

Answer 9

increases or decreases survival rate of organisms

increases biodiversity

Question 10

Migration

Answer 10

movement of organisms from one location to another

Question 11

What factors affect migration

Answer 11

food supply
water supply
climate change
reproduction patterns

Question 12

What does migration cause

Answer 12

temporary or permanent appearance of new organisms in an ecosystem
can lead to loss of native species

Question 13

Africanized bees are also known as….

Answer 13

killer bees

Question 14

Africanized bees are native to which continent

Answer 14

Africa

Question 15

To where did the killer bees spread

Answer 15

south and central America, Mexico, and southwestern US

Question 16

Are killer bees more likely to swarm than European honey bees

Answer 16

yes

Question 17

Are killer bees dangerous to humans

Answer 17

yes

Question 18

Food chains

Answer 18

single pathway from producer to consumer

Question 19

Food web

Answer 19

integrated pathways of feeding in an ecosystem

Question 20

What does a loss of an organism in a food web cause

Answer 20

can cause decrease or increase of other organisms

Question 21

What does a reintroduction of a species in a food web cause

Answer 21

cause the organisms to re-establish the niche or cause competitive exclusion

Question 22

What does the addition of a new species in a food web cause

Answer 22

can lead to competitive exclusion

Question 23

An increase in biodiversity causes

Answer 23

an increase in ecosystem stability and increase in productivity

Question 24

A decrease in biodiversity causes

Answer 24

a decrease in ecosystem stability and decrease in productivity

Question 25

About how many species are lost everyday due to deforestation of rainforests

Answer 25

137

Question 26

About how much of the world’s ten million species are located in the rainforest

Answer 26

1/2 of the ten million species

Question 27

Species diversity

Answer 27

variety of organisms within an ecosystem