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Biological DiversityProfessor X
05/01/23
1http://e-learning.informea.org/course/index.php?categoryid=8
What is Biodiversity?
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The variation of life forms within a given ecosystem,
biome, or for the entire Earth.
Earth today consists of millions of distinct biological species: the product of nearly 3.5 billion years of evolution.
What does it mean, really?
Variation Different species,
animals & ecosystems
In sum….Diversity!
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The 3 Groups of Diversity
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Diversity among species in an ecosystem
Diversity of a habitat in a given
unit area
Genetic Species Ecosystem
Diversity of genes within a species
What does it mean for Humans?
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5http://www.yourarticlelibrary.com/environment/the-importance-of-natural-resources-of-planet-earth/9914/