Biodiversity Review

Define Biodiversity

• The number of animals in a habitat

• The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem

• The use of sustainability practices

• Changing the habitat due to pollution

What is Genetic Diversity

• Variation in a population

• Genes passed down from parents

• Genetic variation within a species

• Physical traits in a species

What is species diversity

• Diversity of a species in the population

• The different ecosystems in the world

• Genetics passed down through generations

• Variety of species found in an ecosystem

What is ecosystem diversity

• Variation of habitats found inside the ecosystem

• Species found in an ecosystem

• Animals found in the world

• Variation of plants found in the species

________ and Resiliency are directly related in an ecosystem.

• Plants

• Diversity

• Populations

• Habitats

Determine the biodiversity score ( score = #species / #individuals )

2,000 species. 4,000 individuals. 

• .675

• .5

• .005

• .25

What is the highest biodiversity score an ecosystem can have? 

• 100

• 10

• 1.0

• 5

Biodiversity is a measure of health of an ecosystem. 

• True

• False

Services provided by an ecosystem such as energy flow, are called _________. 

• Human services

• Ecosystem services

• Ecosystem functions

• Ecosystem products

The ecosystem service Energy Flow takes _____ from the sun and moves it to plants, then to animals, and eventually to us. 

• Rays

• Energy

• Products

• Foods