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Flashcards by MAYBELYN PADUA, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by MAYBELYN PADUA
over 4 years ago
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BIODIVERSITY
It is the variety of life on Earth, in all its forms and all its interactions
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| TYPES OF BIODIVERSITY | SPECIES DIVERSITY - number of species and abundance of each species that live in a particular location |
| GENETIC DIVERSITY - variation in the genetic composition among individuals of a population, a species, an assemblage, or a community. | ECOLOGICAL DIVERSITY - variation in the ecosystems found in a region or the variation in ecosystems over the whole planet. |
| Benefits of Biodiversity | Provision of Various Resources: our quality of life is directly related to levels of biodiversity because it is from the available variety of natural resources that we get our options of lifestyle |
| The Connectivity of Life: Preserving biodiversity means preserving the network of life that we ourselves are intertwined into. | Resilience Against External Pressures: having high biodiversity promotes the world’s continuation of life by ensuring that Earth’s natural systems won’t be entirely wiped out in the face of environmental calamities. |
| Current Threats to Biodiversity |
DEFORESTATION
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| OVER-HUNTING OF ANIMALS |
POLLUTION
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| CLIMATE CHANGE |
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