Question

biodiversity ?

All meaning of biodiversity ?

Definition of biodiversity?

And example of it

Answer 1

Biodiversity is defined as the variety of plant, animal, fungi and microorganisms in the world or communities Or in a particular habitat.

Most people recognize biodiversity by species—a group of individual living organisms that can interbreed. Examples of species include blue whales, white-tailed deer, striped tigers, white pine trees, sunflowers, cactus plant and even microscopic bacteria and also we humans.

Types of biodiversity -

• Genetic biodiversity
• Species biodiversity
• Ecological biodiversity

Genetic biodiversity : genetic information is shared more between the two similar species. For example. All organisms share same nucleic acid, some have RNA and others have DNA.

Species diversity : variety of species in a particular habitat. For example, tropical North and South America has about 85,000 flowering plant species, tropical and subtropical Asia has more than 50,000 and tropical and subtropical Africa has about 35,000.

Ecological diversity : An ecosystem consists of organisms from many different species living together in a region and their connections through the flow of energy, nutrients and matter. Energy is produced by plants (Autotrophs) and energy flow occurs when these plants are eaten up by animals which are eaten by others. At last fungi decomposes and obtain it's energy.

why is biodiversity important ? What are benefits? Why should be preserve it?

• boosts ecosystem productivity
• Species diversity ensures natural sustainability to all life forms
• Provide us with natural resources
• Provide biological resources such as medicines, food, ornamental plants, wood product
• Provide ecological services such as Protection of water resources, Soils formation and protection, Nutrient storage and recycling, Pollution breakdown and absorption, Contribution to climate stability
• Provide Social benefits, such as Research, education and monitoring, Recreation and tourism, Cultural values.
• Allows ecosystems to adjust with disturbances like fires and floods.
• Genetic diversity even prevents diseases and helps species adjust to changes in their environment

Threats to biodiversity :

• commercial and Resedential development
• Agricultural and farming activities
• Energy production and mining
• Biological resource usage like fishing, hunting and wood harvesting
• transportation & service corridors
• Overexploaitation of natural resources
• Recreational or illegal activities by humans
• Natural system modifications
• Pollution such as household sewage & urban wastewater, industrial & military effluents, garbage and solid waste.
• Climate change such as
• changes in precipitation & hydrological, geological, temperature, and weather events.
• catastrophic geological events like eathquake, tsunamis, avalanches, landslides, & volcanic eruptions and gas leakage.
• invasive & problematic species, pathogens & genes

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