Diversity Flashcards
1
Q
What is genetic diversity
A
the variation in genes of a species
2
Q
What is species diversity
A
number of species in an area
3
Q
What is ecosystem diversity
A
variety of habitats in an area
4
Q
why is biodiversity important
A
variation allows natural selection to pick favourable traits, thus organisms adapt to best survive their habitat.
Also ensures that with drastic environmental changes, there is a higher likelihood that a species will have favourable characteristics to the new environment increasing an ecosystems likelihood of survival.
