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 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers