Biology GCSE
Biodiversity
What Biodiversity means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definitions of Biodiversity
Exam boards and our study guides word this term in slightly different ways. Learn the version your board uses.
Check what you remember
Read the wording for your board, then hide it and explain Biodiversity in your own words. Rough notes are fine. This is a self-check, with no mark or grade.
Reference: AQA
The variety of living things, which can be reduced when fewer insects survive because wild flowers have declined.
The variety of different species living in an ecosystem, and also the genetic variation within those species.
The variety of species in a community, which falls when pollution kills plants and animals.
The variety of all the different species of organisms on earth, or within an ecosystem.
The variety of different species and the range of habitats in an ecosystem.
Topics that use Biodiversity
- Biodiversity (AQA GCSE)
- Genetic engineering (AQA GCSE)
- Maintaining biodiversity (AQA GCSE)
- Waste management (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Human impact on ecosystems
- Human impact on the environment
- Agriculture and medicine contexts
- Applications in animals, plants and microorganisms
- Bacterial hosts and plasmids
- Benefits and risks
- Conservation
- Conservation and sustainability
Using Biodiversity in the exam
Check the command word and mark scheme for your exact question. After comparing your explanation with the reference, use the term in an answer on the linked topic. This practice does not predict an exam mark.
Practise Biology questions
Create a free account to answer exam-style questions on this topic and get feedback on your answers.
Start free
All Biology GCSE termsA week of Premium from your first lesson · Then the free plan continues · No card, no charge