Biodiversity and Evolution

Question 1

what is biodiversity

Answer 1

Number of species in an area and their relative abundance

Question 2

three ways biodiversity can be measured

Answer 2

species diversity, genetic diversity, habitat diversity

Question 3

what causes biodiversity?

Answer 3

Equitable climate
More vegetation
decreased competition for resources

Question 4

what does high habitat diversity mean?

Answer 4

It means a lot of ecological niches

Question 5

example of places with high habitat diversity

Answer 5

woodlands, amazon forest

Question 6

example of places with low habitat diversity

Answer 6

dessert- low sand, occasional vegetation

Question 7

factors that play into biodiversity

Answer 7

Age of the area
environmental stability
range of habitats

Question 8

what are genes

Answer 8

sections of DNA in the nucleus

Question 9

what is a gene pool

Answer 9

all the variations of genes in all the individuals of a species

Question 10

what shows more genetic diversity

Answer 10

Larger gene pools

Question 11

an example of an animal with low genetic diversity is?

Answer 11

cheetas

Question 11

what is the benefit of biodiversity

Answer 11

it maintains genetic diversity which is important for the continuation of evolution

Question 12

what is resilience

Answer 12

the ability of a system to maintain equilibrium and avoid tipping points

Question 13

high genetic diversity increases species adaptability and can lead to speciation and thus higher species diversity