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What is biodiversity?
What is the estimated number of species lost per year?
What are some of the pressures to biodiversity?
What is the Philippines known for in terms of biodiversity?
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What is the value of the world's ecosystem services and natural capital per year?
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What is the connection between biodiversity and adaptation?
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What is the importance of studying and saving biodiversity?
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What are some of the causes of mass extinctions?
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Study Notes
- Biodiversity is the variety of life on Earth and includes genetic diversity, species diversity, and ecosystem diversity.
- The Earth is losing species at an alarming rate, with an estimated 27,000 species lost per year.
- Causes of the past 5 mass extinctions have included catastrophic events and physical disasters.
- Pressures to biodiversity include habitat destruction, high population density, invasive alien species, climate change, illegal wildlife trade, and deficiencies in knowledge.
- The Philippines is one of the 17 mega biodiverse countries with diverse habitats and high rates of endemism.
- Biodiversity has intrinsic and utilitarian value, providing oxygen, food, clean water, medicine, aesthetics, and ideas.
- Humans share 98-99% of their DNA with chimpanzees.
- Biodiversity is essential for adaptation to changes in the environment and the evolution of new species.
- The value of the world's ecosystem services and natural capital is $33 trillion per year, with the majority of the value outside the market system.
- Biodiversity should be studied and saved for our great benefit, and ignored or degraded at our great peril.
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Description
Test your knowledge on the importance of biodiversity and the threats it faces with our quiz! Learn about the different types of biodiversity, the causes of mass extinctions, and the pressures on our planet's ecosystems. Discover the intrinsic and utilitarian value of biodiversity, and the vital role it plays in adaptation and evolution. See how much you know about the world's ecosystem services and the value of natural capital. Take the quiz and find out why studying and protecting biodiversity is crucial for our future.
