What Is Biodiversity? | Ecology & Environment | Biology | FuseSchool

What Is Biodiversity? | Ecology & Environment | Biology | FuseSchool

Biodiversity is a key concept in ecology and has importance on both local and global scales. Biodiversity is the degree of variation of life, or, put more simply, the number of different individuals and lifeforms in an area.

Scientists usually measure biodiversity on either the genetic, species, or ecosystem levels. For example, if you wanted to measure the biodiversity of beetles on a global scale, you would find that there are over 350,000 known species of beetles on the planet. However, if you wanted to measure the biodiversity of beetles locally, you might only find 10 or 20 species. The reason for this difference is that biodiversity varies greatly with the location, habitat, and species being surveyed.

In general terms, biodiversity tends to be highest at the equator, and decrease at higher latitudes - i.e as you get further away from the equator. Knowing this information, where would you expect to find the habitats with the lowest biodiversity?

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[Xribp]

Imagine half of us is here because of science class

[knowledgeresearche]

सर आपका जैसा कोई भी नहीं बताता है अगर बता भी देता है तो बढ़िया से समझा नहीं पाता आप बहुत अच्छे से समझा देते हैं आपका समझाने का तरीका बहुत अच्छा है इसके लिए आपको बहुत-बहुत धन्यवाद से🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🔥🔥

[tuppb]

Whos here because of their Science teacher

[jeetabad]

BIODIVERSITY IS THE EXISTENCE OF DIFFERENT PLANTS AND ANIMALS IN A PARTICULAR PLACE.
IT IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE ALL THE PLANTS AND ANIMALS DEPEND ON ONE ANOTHER.
DESTROYING BIODIVERSITY BRINGS DIFFERENT PROBLEMS, LIKE OVERCROWDING OF POPULATION OF SOME ANIMALS OR PLANTS, BECAUSE THEIR NATURAL ENEMIES DON'T EXIST.
SO WE NEED TO PROTECT AND CONSERVED BIODIVERSITY BECAUSE IT IS OUR HOME, WHERE WE, ALL LIVING THINGS LIVED.


~~SUKHJEET KOUR ABAD~~

[mamatheshkumar]

BIOLOGY is that branch of science which deals with the study of living beings.

[Sheluvseemo]

wow ok, so you here from your science teacher...

[nikolapavkovic]

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[kanchanaashok]

The way the narator speaks english is weird, well, not to be rude- I like it! THANKS FOR THE EXPLANATION.

[umusiham]

Thanks so much, this just saved my science project, keep up the good work! 👍😊

[jayarguerrero]

"BIODIVERSITY " Represents everything that lives on earth and beacuse of that biodiversity help us to get what we need for everyday so dont let biodiversity lost or destroy because thats the most important in our life .

[simeonpatrick]

Thanks for sharing some of variety of life on Earth. ... Healthy ecosystems and rich biodiversity: each species in an ecosystem has a specific niche—a role to play. Support a larger number of plant species and, therefore, a greater variety of crops.

[littlelittlelaura]

I like it! thank you I have a science test tomorrow

[v.unverse]

Who else got forced to do this in science class instead of asking siri or alexa ;-;

[kateashley]

Biodiversity boosts ecosystem productivity where each species, no matter how small, all have an important role to play. For example, A larger number of plant species means a greater variety of crops. Greater species diversity ensures natural sustainability for all life forms. The main threats facing biodiversity globally are: destruction, degradation and fragmentation of habitats. reduction of individual survival and reproductive rates through exploitation, pollution and introduction of alien species.

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[monksgaming]

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[drveenasharma]

979th dislike



Just kidding I have liked video

[elle]

this movie nakita ko kung paano at ano dapat gawin becuase there so many species na ang nauubos maraming mga bagay na ang nawawala ang becuase sa mga kagagawan din nating mga tao
at maraming ibat ibang lahi man dito sa mundo isasalang ang naglalang, there have so many people na dapat na pangalagaan ang mundo, thats why save the earth and species.

by:lea jean b. alde
10-bonifacio