13.1 - Biodiversity
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Practice Questions
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What are the three main components of biodiversity?
💡 Hint: Remember the acronym 'GSE'.
What is the primary cause of species loss?
💡 Hint: Consider human activities that impact natural habitats.
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What does biodiversity refer to?
💡 Hint: Think beyond just counting species.
True or False: Tropical regions have less species diversity than polar regions.
💡 Hint: Consider the environments and climates.
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Using the species-area relationship, explain why conservationists target larger protected areas.
💡 Hint: Consider the number of niches available in larger areas.
Discuss how each component of biodiversity (genetic, species, and ecological) interacts with ecosystem stability.
💡 Hint: Think of how loss in one leads to effects in the others.
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