Biodiversity Key Terms

Question 1

Species

Answer 1

Group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding.

Question 2

Population

Answer 2

A group of individuals of the same species which occupy a particular habitat.

Question 3

Ecosystem

Answer 3

Natural unit which consists of defined area and all the communities within it. Consists of both abiotic and biotic components.

Question 4

Habitat

Answer 4

Organisms place of residence, this is where it lives, such as at the bottom of a lake.

Question 5

Community

Answer 5

A collection of different populations which occur together in the same space and time.

Question 6

Environment

Answer 6

Set of conditions that encompasses their abiotic and biotic environments.

Question 7

Biodiversity

Answer 7

Variety of living organism present in an area.

Question 8

Habitat biodiversity

Answer 8

Number of different habitats found within an area

Question 9

Genetic biodiversity

Answer 9

Total number of genetic characteristics in the genetic makeup of a species

Question 10

Allele

Answer 10

Different variations of the same gene