biodiversity

• biodiversity

  = variety of living organisms in an area.
• habitat biodiversity

  = number of different habitats based within an area.

  • More habitat diversity= larger variety of organisms can live there.
• species diversity

  -species richness= number of different species.

  -species evenness= number of individuals of each species.
• genetic diversity

  = variety of genes that make up a species.

  • leads to different characteristics.
  • -greater genetic biodiversity allows for greater adaptations to a changing environment.
• ecosystems

  = both biotic and abiotic factors.