sum total of all living things. The richness and variation of the living world
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Why is genetic diversity the ultimate source of biodiversity?
The number of genes vary and the genes are present in different alleles. This gives a huge range of variability.
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Describe ecosystems
complex and interdependent. consist of species, populations and habitats that are living together forming the system that works together. dynamic systems.
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What are the global threats to biodiversity?
Climate change, habitat loss, poaching, disease, pollution, human population growth, human resource and land use
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What is a keystone species?
-the species that all the other species depend on in the ecosystem. The dodo was a keystone species.
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Why is genetic diversity the ultimate source of biodiversity?
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The number of genes vary and the genes are present in different alleles. This gives a huge range of variability.
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