BIODIVE LONG EXAM

variability among living

organisms from all sources including, inter alia, terrestrial,

marine and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological

complexes of which they are part

• Biodiversity

• Conservation

• Inventory

• Breeds

The sum total of genetic information contained in the genes of individual plants, animals and microorganisms that inhabit the earth.

• Genetic Diversity

• Species Diversity

• Ecological Diversity

• Ecosystem Diversity

relates to the variety of habitat, biotic communities, and ecological processes in the biosphere, as well as the tremendous diversity within ecosystems in terms of habitat differences and the variety of ecological processes.

• Species Diversity

• Ecology

• Ecosystem Diversity

• Community

no. of species occurring in a place

• Species Richness

• Community

• Population

• Assemblage

the relative representation of a species in a particular ecosystem. It is usually measured as the number of individuals found per sample.

• Abundance

• Frequency

• Occurrence

• Species Index

animals have developed characteristic behaviours which allow them to regulate their own body temperature

• Homoiothermic

• Poikilothermic

Concept of a species population is specialized within a natural community

• Niche

• Food Web

• Trophic Level

• Adaptation

Specialization limits or eliminates competition and permits two or more species to coexist as members of the same community for each is assured of needed resources

• True

• False

is the study of natural systems, and an ecosystem is a natural system where abiotic (nonliving) and biotic (living) components interact with one another.

• Ecosystem

• Ecology

• Environment

• Biodiversity

defined as the number of organisms per unit area or per unit volume

• Frequency

• Density

• Occurrence

• Abundance