Knowledge Flashcards
To understand
1
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Importance of ecosystem diversity
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Maintaining the number and diversity of habitats, prevents extinction by maintaining sources of food and shelter for all species
2
Q
Importance of specie diversity
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Ecosystem with greater specie diversity have more extensive food webs an are more interconnected
3
Q
Genetic diversity
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Populations with greater genetic diversity continue to produce healthy and fertile offspring, resist disease, and change over time in response to changing environmental conditions and selection pressures.
