Biodiversity

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  • Created on: 11-05-16 14:17
Biodiversity
Refers to the number and variety of living organisms in a particular area and has 3 components
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Genetic diversity
Refers top the variety of genes possessed by the individuals that make up a population of a species
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Species diversity
Refers to the number of different species and the number of individuals of each species within any one community.
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Eco system diversity
Refers to the range of different habitats, from a small local habitat to the whole world
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Species richness
This is the number of different species in a particular area at a given time (community).
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Other cards in this set

Card 2

Front

Refers top the variety of genes possessed by the individuals that make up a population of a species

Back

Genetic diversity

Card 3

Front

Refers to the number of different species and the number of individuals of each species within any one community.

Back

Preview of the back of card 3

Card 4

Front

Refers to the range of different habitats, from a small local habitat to the whole world

Back

Preview of the back of card 4

Card 5

Front

This is the number of different species in a particular area at a given time (community).

Back

Preview of the back of card 5

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