Question

WILL FAN AND MEDAL!
Species diversity is defined as

a) the number of habitats on a continent.
b) the number of species that live in a given area.
c) the number of individuals in a population.
d) how different one individual is from the rest of the population.

Answer 1

B

Answer 2

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Answer 3

B

Answer 4

Imagine chasing a horned lizard and it uses a bizarre tactic to deter you, squirting blood at you out of its eye. Imagine scuba diving and encountering one of the ugliest fish in the world called the anglerfish. This is not science fiction; this is real. There are some bizarre creatures that call Earth home. The diversity of creatures roaming Earth is absolutely astounding.

A horned lizard squirts blood to scare predators

An anglerfish smiles for the camera

Species diversity is defined as the number of species and abundance of each species that live in a particular location. The number of species that live in a certain location is called species richness. If you were to measure the species richness of a forest, you might find 20 bird species, 50 plant species, and 10 mammal species. Abundance is the number of individuals of each species. For example, there might be 100 mountain beavers that live in a forest. You can talk about species diversity on a small scale like a forest or on a large scale like the total diversity of species living on Earth.