AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Biodiversity is all the different kinds of life you’ll find in one area-the variety of animals, plants, fungi, and even microorganisms like bacteria that make up our natural world. Each of these species and organisms work together in ecosystems, like an intricate web, to maintain balance and support life.

Detailed explanation-2: -Biodiversity is a term used to describe the enormous variety of life on Earth. It can be used more specifically to refer to all of the species in one region or ecosystem. Biodiversity refers to every living thing, including plants, bacteria, animals, and humans.

Detailed explanation-3: -Current estimates for Earth’s total number of living species range from 5 to 30 million species. Genetic diversity refers to the variation in genes within all these species. Ecosystem diversity refers to the variety of ecosystems on Earth.

Detailed explanation-4: -Biological diversity is the variety of life on earth. This includes all the different plants, animals, and microorganisms; the genes they contain; and the ecosystems they form on land and in water. Biological diversity is constantly changing.

Detailed explanation-5: -Usually three levels of biodiversity are discussed-genetic, species, and ecosystem diversity. Genetic diversity is all the different genes contained in all individual plants, animals, fungi, and microorganisms. It occurs within a species as well as between species.