Understanding Biodiversity Conservation

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What is biodiversity according to the text?

The wealth of life on earth, including plants, animals, and micro-organisms

The totality of genes, species, and ecosystems in a region

The integration of the varieties and variation of all living organisms in relation to their habitats

Variability among living organisms from all sources including terrestrial, marine, and other aquatic ecosystems (correct)

What does species diversity refer to?

The totality of genes, species, and ecosystems in a region

The variation of all living forms at the genetic level

The numbers of genetically and evolutionarily independent groups of organisms on earth (correct)

The variability among living organisms from all sources including terrestrial, marine, and other aquatic ecosystems

What does genetic diversity encompass?

The wealth of life on earth, including plants, animals, and micro-organisms

The integration of the varieties and variation of all living organisms in relation to their habitats

The numbers of genetically and evolutionarily independent groups of organisms on earth

The variation of all living forms at the genetic level pertaining to chromosomes, genes, alleles or nucleic acids within the cells of organisms (correct)

According to WWF 1989, what does biodiversity include?

<p>The millions of plants, animals, and micro-organisms, the genes they contain, and the intricate ecosystems they help build into the living environment</p> Signup and view all the answers