Species Type Number Sugar maple Tree 5 Eastern hemlock Tree 4 Rhododendron Shrub 11 Day lily Flower 40 Miscellaneous perennials Flower 150 Your parents want to know just how biodiverse those plantings are. Use Simpson's Index and Simpson's Reciprocal Index to determine the biodiversity of the plants in your new yard. Show all of your work, and circle your final answer. Label your answer as low biodiversity, moderate biodiversity, or high biodiversity. Provide a one-sentence rationale for your label.

You are studying primary productivity and biodiversity patterns of an ecosystem. The ecosystem is represented by the climatograph below. The Gross Primary Productivity (GPP) is measured to be 5000 grams of carbon per square meter per year, and the Total Respiration (RT) is measured to be 300 grams of carbon per square meter per year.  - What kind of biome is this? - Calculate the Net Ecosystem Production (NEP) for this ecosystem - What does the calculated NEP value indicate about the carbon balance and overall productivity of the ecosystem? (one sentence) - Based on both the climatograph and the NEP, what can you say about the biodiversity of plants versus consumers? Choice 1 of 4:plant biodiversity is greater than consumer biodiversity Choice 2 of 4:consumer biodiversity is greater than plant biodiversity Choice 3 of 4:consumer biodiversity is the same as plant biodiversity Choice 4 of 4:lower plant biodiversity compared to consumer biodiversity

Severe weather events can create ecological disturbances, which can impact biodiversity. Think about a severe weather situation you have experienced near your home or have witnessed on the news. In 3-5 sentences, explain how the severe weather event created ecological disturbances that impacted biodiversity

If you wanted to protect diverse species in coastal marsh, you should identify the right habitat by fınding -- a bed of grass underwater but near the shore an area of land that is periodically covered by saltwater a deep, fast-moving river a flat, grassy area that is elevated above sea level so that it stays dry except during floods an area with dense mangroves