biodiversity within a community Flashcards
1
Q
what is biodiversity?
A
number and variety of living organsims in a particular area
2
Q
what are the three components of biodiversity?
A
- species diversity
- ecosystem diversity
- genetic diversity
3
Q
what is species diversity?
A
number of different speceis and the number of individuals of each species within any one community
4
Q
what is ecosystem diversity?
A
range of different habitats from a small local habitat to earth
5
Q
what is genetic diversity?
A
total number of different alleles in a population
6
Q
what is species diversity index?
A
relationship between number of species in a community (richness) and number of individuals in each species (evenness)
7
Q
what is the formula for measuring species index diversity?
A
d = N(N - 1)
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∑n(n-1)
N= total number of all species n = total number of organisms of each species
