Question

next gen biology / section 1 / 19 of 30 / students visit two parks and wonder which park has the most biodiversity. the students work with their local parks department to study the species richness, species evenness, and biodiversity of trees in the two parks. species evenness is a measure of how evenly species are distributed within an area. figure 1 shows the data the students obtained. figure 1: forest data image of park 1 and park 2 with tree species percentages describe the biodiversity of the pa complete the sentences by select rs from the drop - down menus. the species richness of park 1 is choose... that of park 2. the species evenness of park 1 is choose... that of park 2. the park with more biodiversity is choose.... more biodiversity leads to choose... ecosystem stability.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze species richness (number of species) and evenness (distribution):

Step 1: Species Richness

• Park 1: 4 species (yellow, green, pine, tall green).
• Park 2: 4 species (yellow, green, pine, tall green).

Thus, richness of Park 1 is the same as Park 2.

Step 2: Species Evenness

• Park 1: All species have 25% (equal distribution).
• Park 2: Species have 6%, 12%, 70%, 12% (unequal).

Thus, evenness of Park 1 is greater than Park 2.

Step 3: Biodiversity

Biodiversity depends on richness and evenness. Since richness is equal but evenness is higher in Park 1, Park 1 has more biodiversity.

Step 4: Biodiversity and Stability

More biodiversity leads to greater ecosystem stability (more species = more resilience).

Answer:

s (filling the blanks):

1. The species richness of Park 1 is $\boldsymbol{\text{the same as}}$ that of Park 2.
2. The species evenness of Park 1 is $\boldsymbol{\text{greater than}}$ that of Park 2.
3. The park with more biodiversity is $\boldsymbol{\text{Park 1}}$.
4. More biodiversity leads to $\boldsymbol{\text{greater}}$ ecosystem stability.