Biodiversity

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Which of the following refers to the variety of life on Earth?

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Biodiversity

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Which is NOT a part of an area's overall biodiversity?

• Ecosystem Biodiversity
• Species Biodiversity
• Genetic Biodiversity
• Evolution Biodiversity

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Evolution Biodiversity

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What refers to the number of species in one defined location?

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species richness

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What describes the functional position of an organism in its environment?

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Ecological niche

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Which community clearly has low species evenness? Options: Community 1, Community 2, Community 3, Community 4

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Community 2

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The table lists the number of individuals of each species found within four field communities. Which community is most diverse overall?

Community 1

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Community 2

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Community 3

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Community 4

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Community 3

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Which factor is most significant when determining the diversity of an ecosystem? Options: the number of species present, the amount of land the ecosystem covers, the interactions between producers and consumers, the number of organisms present.

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the number of species present

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A country with many different types of habitat is said to have a high degree of _______________. Options:

evenness

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richness

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species diversity

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ecosystem diversity

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ecosystem diversity

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Example of habitat destruction: Humans converting forestland to farms, obtaining land for housing development, acquiring land for industrial development.

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All of these

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What measures the relative abundance of each species in an ecological community?

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species evenness