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Which community has higher species evenness?
Community A
Community B
What is the species richness of the community?
Species richness is
a measure of how all of the individual organisms in an ecosystem are balanced between the different species.
the total number of different species found in an ecosystem
True or false: An ecosystem with high genetic diversity is healthier than an ecosystem with low genetic diversity.
True
False
Match the following statements with the correct words.
The variety of life found on Earth. | biodiversity | ||
This type of diversity refers to the ways that species interact with each other & their environment | ecological | ||
This type of diversity refers to the number of species & abundance of species in a particular place | Genetic | ||
Organisms with a large gene pool have a great chance of ____ than a population w/limited variability | Surviving | ||
This type of diversity is the variation in genes within a species. | Species |
(a) protection of water resources, soil formation and protection, nutrient storage and recycling, pollution breakdown, helps climate stability, maintenance of ecosystems, recovery from unpredictable events.
Which of these drawings would be found in a healthy ecosystem?
Which one below is a food web?
Which of the following forms of biodiversity describes all of the different types of biotic factors in an ecosystem?
Species
Habitat
Genetic
None of the Above
Which do you think has a higher species diversity biodiversity, a food chain or a food web?
Food Chain
Food Web
What has a higher biodiversity: a rain forest or a desert?
Rain forest
Desert
They have a similar biodiversity
In general, as you move from the poles to the equator, biodiversity...
Increases
Decreases
Remains the same
Why is biodiversity in an ecosystem so important?
Because it can help humans where to determine good places to develop farm land.
Because places that have a healthy biodiversity are unaffected by major disturbances.
Because having a high biodiversity allows ecosystems to withstand major changes.
Because having a high biodiversity allows for fewer opportunities of competition for similar resources.
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