ECOLOGY
HUMANS AND THE BIOSPHERE
Question
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Genetic Diversity
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Habitat Fragmentation
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Ecological Hot Spot
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Detailed explanation-1: -gene pool, sum of a population’s genetic material at a given time. The term typically is used in reference to a population made up of individuals of the same species and includes all genes and combinations of genes (sum of the alleles) in the population.
Detailed explanation-2: -Biodiversity refers to the variety of living species on Earth, including plants, animals, bacteria, and fungi.
Detailed explanation-3: -Genetic diversity is the total number of genetic characteristics in the genetic makeup of a species, it ranges widely from the number of species to differences within species and can be attributed to the span of survival for a species.
Detailed explanation-4: -It includes species diversity, genetic diversity and ecosystem diversity. Genetic diversity is defined as genetic variability present within species. E.g. Different breeds of dogs, different varieties of rose flower, wheat, rice, mangoes, etc.