Biodiversity And The Distrubution Of Life 3.1

Question 0

What is a biosphere?

Answer 0

Part of the earth that is inhabited by living things

Question 1

Why Is the earth they only planet that is known to support life

Answer 1

It’s not too close or too far from the sun-other planets are too hot or too cold; also water is present

Question 2

What is ecology?

Answer 2

The study of biosphere and the way in which living things interact with each other and with their environment

Question 3

What are biomes?

Answer 3

Biomes are the various regions of our planet as distinguished by their similar climate, fauna and flora

Question 4

What is global distribution of biomes influenced by?

Answer 4

Temperature and rainfall

Question 5

Name some biomes

Answer 5

Tundra
Savanna
Tropical rainforest
Marine

Question 6

What is a habitat?

Answer 6

The place where an organism lives

Question 7

What is population?

Answer 7

All the living organisms of one species in a given place

Question 8

What is a community

Answer 8

All the organism(all species) in a given place

Question 9

What is an ecosystem

Answer 9

All the organisms and their habitat

Ecosystem=community+habitat

Question 10

What is a biodiversity

Answer 10

The range of organisms in a particular ecosystem

Question 11

How would short life cycle benefit a rabbit?

Answer 11

Rapid colonisation of suitable habitats

Question 12

Give an example of abiotic

Answer 12

Temperature
Water availability 
Light intensity
Wind
Saltiness of water
Ph

Question 13

Give an example of biotic factors

Answer 13

Human influences
Predators
Competition