Cards (5)

  • what is a species?
    A species is a group of organisms that can interbreed and produce living, fertile offspring.
  • what is meant by species diversity?

    The number of different species in a particular area/community
  • what is species richness?

    a measurement of the number of different species in a commmunity- measuring biodiversity
  • What are the impacts of farming on biodiversity?
    Habitat loss- from deforesration, herbicides- reduces plant diversity, monoculturing- one species of crop planted reducing biodiversity and species richness
  • what Is biodiversity?

    the variety of living organisms which can be measured in terms of species, genetics or ecosystems