Biodiversity

What level of biodiversity is most commonly equated with the overall concept of biodiversity?

• genetic

• ecosystem

• species

• population

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Why is biodiversity important to ecosystems?

• It helps populations adapt to ecological changes.

• It increases at each level of the food chain.

• It provides more abiotic factors for the ecosystem.

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Biodiversity, aka biological diversity, usually refers to

• the same species in a general location

• the number of different species in a given area

• the number of animal species in a given area

• the number of plant species in a given area

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Which habitat exhibits the greatest biodiversity?

• A habitat with 15 different species with about 300 individuals each
• A habitat with 10 different species with about 75 individuals each
• A habitat with 4 different species with about 150 individuals each
• A habitat with only one species with about 2000 individual

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Define genetic diversity

• variation of genes within a species or population in a given area

• variety of ecosystems in a given area

• system made up of all the living and nonliving things in a given area

• disturbance in the environment conditions that cause genetic changes to occur in organisms

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Which statement best describes an example of high species diversity?

• A pond ecosystem is populated by a single species of frogs

• A state park includes multiple forest and freshwater ecosystems with many different species of fish, frogs, and birds

• A desert ecosystem is populated only by organ pipe cacti, camels, and armadillo lizards

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Put the levels of biodiversity in order from largest to smallest.

• Species Diversity

• Ecosystem Diversity

• Genetic Diversity

What is a population?

• One individual member of a species

• a group of individuals that belong to the same species and live in the same area

• all the different populations of species that live together in an area

• a community of species and the physical environment

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What is a community?

• One individual of a species

• a group of individuals living together in an area

• all the different populations living together in an area

• different communities and their physical environment

What is an ecosystem?

• One individual of a species

• a group of individuals of a species that live in the same area

• all the different species in an area

• all the communities in an area and the physical environment

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