Chapter 5 Flashcards
1
Q
How many species are there alive today ?
A
10 million.
2
Q
Why is it good for a ecosystem to be biologically diverse?
A
When an ecosystem is biologically diverse, there is a higher chance that some organisms will survive in the ecosystems that arise.
3
Q
How many levels of biological diversity are there ?
A
The are two levels of biological diversity.
4
Q
What are the two different levels of biological diversity?
A
(1) species diversity, which describes the number of species & (2) genetic diversity, which refers to the amount of variation in inherited traits between individuals of the same species.
