Environmental Science Intro.

Question 1

What is Biodiversity?

Answer 1

is the variation of life forms in an environment.

Question 2

Genetic diversity

Answer 2

is the measure of genetic variation among individuals of a population

Question 3

Species diversity

Answer 3

Indicates the number of species in a region or in a particular type of habitat

Question 4

Ecosystem diversity

Answer 4

is the measure of the variation among ecosystems or habitats the exist in a given region.

Question 5

What are the 5 global indicators?

Answer 5

1. Biodiversity
2. Food production- agriculture
3. Air C02 concentrations
4. Human population
5. Rcourse depletion

Question 6

What does one hectare equal in acres?

Answer 6

One hectare is equal to 2.5 acres.