EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Insect biodiversity accounts for a large proportion of all biodiversity on the planet-over half of the estimated 1.5 million organism species described are classified as insects.

Detailed explanation-2: -The prokaryotes are by far the most abundant organisms inhabiting planet Earth. They are also by far the most diverse, both metabolically and phylogenetically; they encompass the Bacteria and the Archaea, two out of the three major divisions of living organisms.

Detailed explanation-3: -Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is an example of species diversity. It is the home to the largest coral reef in the world. It contains approximately 400 different types of coral species, 150 fish species, 4000 species of mollusks, and 10 species of turtles.

Detailed explanation-4: -Biodiversity or biological diversity is the variety and variability of life on Earth. Biodiversity is a measure of variation at the genetic (genetic variability), species (species diversity), and ecosystem (ecosystem diversity) level.

Detailed explanation-5: -Genetic Biodiversity. Species Biodiversity. Ecological Biodiversity.