Biodiversity and Classification pt.2

Question 1

What is Biodiversity?

Answer 1

Biodiversity refers to the great variety of living organisms and different ecosystems found on Earth.

Question 2

How is biodiversity measured?

Answer 2

Through the variation of species and ecosystems.

Question 3

What is biodiversity considered important to?

Answer 3

The long-term sustainability of ecosystems.

Question 4

Why should organisms not be removed from or introduced into ecosystems?

Answer 4

Because all organisms in an ecosystem are dependent on each other for food,
the food web would become disrupted and the ecosystem would become unstable.

Question 5

What are the three types of biodiversity?

Answer 5

1. Genetic Biodiversity.
2. Species Biodiversity.
3. Ecosystem Biodiversity.

Question 6

Unicellular organisms are organised mainly into four groups, what are they?

Answer 6

1. Bacteria archaea
2. Protozoa
3. Unicellular Algae
4. Unicellular Fungi.

Question 7

Furthermore on unicellular organisms,

What two groups are they lastly divided into?

Answer 7

1. Prokaryotes.
2. Eukaryotes.