Biodiversity and the Healthy Society

Question 1

is the diversity of habitats, ecosystems, and the accompanying ecological processes that maintain them (Swingland, 2013).

Answer 1

Ecosystem Diversity

Question 2

is the variability found within the population of a species or between different species of a community (Verma, 2016).

Answer 2

Species Diversity

Question 3

is the differences in the genetic make-up between distinct species and to genetic variations within a single species (Global Biodiversity, 1993).

Answer 3

Genetic Diversity

Question 4

biologically rich area on Earth yet threatened regions.

Answer 4

bio-hotspot

Question 5

is defined as the vast variety of life forms in the entire Earth.

Answer 5

Biodiversity

Question 6

is acommunity or group of living organisms that live in and interact with each other in a specific environment.

Answer 6

Ecosystem

Question 7

is the process by which natural habitat is damaged or destroyed to such an extent that it no longer is capable of supporting the species and ecological communities that naturally occur there.

Answer 7

Habitat destruction

Question 8

changes, either within species groups or within the environment, could begin to change entire ecosystems.

Answer 8

Alterations in ecosystem composition

Question 9

Over-hunting, overfishing, or over-collecting of species can quickly lead to its decline.

Answer 9

Over-exploitation

Question 10

Biological systems respond slowly to changes in their surrounding environment. It contributes to biodiversity loss by creating health problems in exposed organisms.

Answer 10

Pollution and contamination

Question 11

cause biodiversity loss.

Answer 11

Global climate change