
Understanding Biodiversity and Simpson's Diversity Index
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Jackson Turner
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does biodiversity encompass beyond just the number of organisms?
The size of the ecosystem
Only the number of species
The age of the ecosystem
Species richness and evenness
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does species richness refer to?
The age of the ecosystem
The size of the largest species
The evenness of species distribution
The number of species in an ecosystem
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How does species evenness affect an ecosystem's diversity?
It increases the number of species
It affects the relative population of species
It has no effect on diversity
It decreases the number of species
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why is it important to compare biodiversity across different ecosystems?
To assess the health and stability of ecosystems
To understand the impact of species richness
To find the largest species
To determine which ecosystem is older
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does a higher value of Simpson's Diversity Index indicate?
More species richness
Higher biodiversity
Lower biodiversity
Less species evenness
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the purpose of subtracting 1 from each species population in the calculation of Simpson's Index?
To simplify the calculation
To ensure evenness is considered
To make the numbers smaller
To adjust for sampling error
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In the calculation of Simpson's Reciprocal Index, what does the sigma symbol represent?
The average population of species
The sum of n times n-1 for each species
The sum of all species populations
The total number of species
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