Question

1. Explain some factors that can impact
the biodiversity of an ecosystem.
2. Describe how a limiting factor can
impact diversity on different scales.
3. Describe how the biodiversity of an
ecosystem can determine the stability of
an ecosystem.
4. Explain the difference between
resilience and extreme fluctuation in
ecosystems.
5. Explain how controlled hunting seasons
impact biodiversity and how it differs
from overexploitation.

make these extremely short answers

Answer 1

1. Factors: habitat loss, pollution, climate change, invasive species, overharvesting — all reduce species and interactions.

2. Limiting factor: locally shrinks populations and fitness; regionally restricts ranges and species richness; can cascade through food webs.

3. Biodiversity → stability: more species = functional redundancy and varied responses, so ecosystems resist and recover better; low diversity = fragile.

4. Resilience vs extreme fluctuation: resilience = ability to recover after disturbance; extreme fluctuation = large, often lasting swings or collapse.

5. Controlled hunting seasons: regulate harvest to keep populations and ecosystem balance; overexploitation: unsustainable removal causing population decline and biodiversity loss.