What is the ESS biodiversity?

Biodiversity is the variety of all life forms on earth – the different plants, animals and micro-organisms and the ecosystems of which they are a part.

What can the government do for biodiversity?

Habitat restoration and setting up protected areas Well-functioning ecosystems deliver clean air and water, fertile soils and many other benefits. Governments have committed globally but also at regional levels to protect some biodiversity-rich areas of nature.

What is the best scientific measure of biodiversity?

The biodiversity index provides scientists an accurate and consistent way to compare the biodiversity of different areas. Biodiversity measures how many of a particular species are distributed in a specific area.

How is biodiversity connected to science?

One reason scientists often give to increase the number and size of protected areas of the world is the importance of keeping the biodiversity they contain for the future: New medicines may not be discovered, or extinctions may happen, if no actions are taken to preserve species and their habitat.

How do you revise for ESS IB?

It is therefore very important that ESS students have a good study plan for their exams, so we have some advice to help with revision.

1. Keep in touch with the environment.
2. Use the IB official guide.
3. Write review sheets after each topic.
4. Online revision.

What are the roles played by government in conservation of natural resources?

Making of conservation laws, edicts or decrees: Government should enact laws, edicts or decrees to regulate the felling up trees, hunting or exploitation of endangered species and mineral resources.

How can the government contribute to the conservation of the environment?

Governments can make a difference by supporting small local producers who, unlike large factory farms, employ sustainable practices, care about land restoration, benefit nearby communities, and make animals and crops more resilient to climate change.

What are the 3 ways to measure biodiversity?

Biodiversity can be measured and monitored at several spatial scales.

• Alpha Diversity = richness and evenness of individuals within a habitat unit.
• Beta Diversity = expression of diversity between habitats.
• Gamma Diversity = landscape diversity or diversity of habitats within a landscape or region.

What is the importance of biodiversity to researchers?

Ecological life support— biodiversity provides functioning ecosystems that supply oxygen, clean air and water, pollination of plants, pest control, wastewater treatment and many ecosystem services. Recreation—many recreational pursuits rely on our unique biodiversity , such as birdwatching, hiking, camping and fishing.