Principles of Biology
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9781259875120
Author: Robert Brooker, Eric P. Widmaier Dr., Linda Graham Dr. Ph.D., Peter Stiling Dr. Ph.D.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 47.2, Problem 1TYK
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Biological diversity, biodiversity, is the variations in different species and the ecosystems in which these species survive. Biodiversity is studied in three stages, species diversity, genetic diversity, and ecosystem diversity.
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