Measuring Biodiversity
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Measuring Biodiversity
By: Teacher Thess
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Biodiversity
It is refers to the number and variety of species that live in an ecosystem.
It measure of the health of an ecosystem.
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Multiple Choice
Image "B" shows more biodiversity than image "A". Why?
Because "B" shows more different species than image "A"
Because image "B" has less different species than "A"
"A" has a greater number of same species plants so this statement is wrong.
Both images show the same biodiversity
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Components of biodiversity
Species diversity
ecosystem diversity
Genetic diversity
Functional diversity
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Species diversity
It is related to the number of the different species and the number of individuals of each species with any community,
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Ecosystem diversity
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Genetic diversity
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Functional diversity
Functional diversity is a component of biodiversity that generally concerns the range of things that organisms do in communities and ecosystems.
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Multiple Choice
It is the number of different species that are represented in a given community
species diversity
functional diversity
genetic diversity
ecosystem biodiversity
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Multiple Choice
It is a component of biodiversity that generally covers the range of functional traits of microorganisms prevailing in an ecosystem.
species diversity
functional diversity
genetic diversity
ecosystem biodiversity
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Multiple Choice
It is the total number of genetic characteristics in the genetic makeup of a species, it ranges widely from the number of species to differences within species and can be attributed to the span of survival for a species.
species diversity
functional diversity
genetic diversity
ecosystem biodiversity
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Multiple Choice
It deals with the variations in ecosystems within a geographical location and its overall impact on human existence and the environment.
species diversity
functional diversity
genetic diversity
ecosystem biodiversity
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Multiple Choice
An example of ecological diversity on a global scale would be the variation in ecosystems, such as deserts, forests, grasslands, wetlands and oceans.
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False
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Biodiversity can be measured in two ways:
Species richness
Simpson's diversity index
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Species richness
It refers to the number of species living in an ecosystem.
It takes account of the number of individuals f each species present.
It is only concern with th population.
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Which community is more diverse?
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Simpsons diversity index
It is the measure of biodiversity, which covers not only the species richness but also even distribution of different types of species in the ecosystem
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How do you determine the number of species in a certain area?
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Do you need to count it all?
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