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Total variety of all life on earth
Variety of genes
Number of species in a community
Variation in the ecosystems found in a region
No, because there is so much variety and genetic diversity in the rain forest that removing one species
would not hurt it, In the “why is biodiversity so important?’ video it explains that the forest can stay
resilient and can recover from change.
Yes, if we removed coral the coral reefs would collapse, coral provide key breeding grounds and shelter
for many animals and if we removed it, they would all die. In the “why is biodiversity so important
video?” it explains that coral is a keystone organism that many other animals depend on.
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- Spring '17
- Ms. Rutledge
- Biodiversity, Evolution
