Biodiversity 0.0 / 5 ? BiologyEcology and biodiversityA2/A-levelOCR Created by: laelle1479Created on: 29-05-17 19:40 What is biodiversity? The variety of living organisms in an area 1 of 9 What is a species? A group of similar organisms that are able to reproduce and produce fertile offspring 2 of 9 What is a habitat? An area in which species live; e.g. meadow, field, river 3 of 9 What would an area with high biodiversity have? A lot of different species + abundance of them 4 of 9 What are the different levels of biodiversity? Habitat diversity, species diversity + genetic diversity 5 of 9 What is habitat diversity? The number of different habitats in an area. E.g. within a countryside there may be; meadows, fields, streams, woodlands 6 of 9 What is species diversity? The number of different species + abundance of them within an area E.g. a woodland may contain species of plants, mammals, insects and birds 7 of 9 What is genetic diveristy? The variation of alleles within a species 8 of 9 What is sampling used for? To measure biodiversity 9 of 9
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