8.6 Biodiversity

• Biodiversity refers to the variety of life in a particular habitat or ecosystem
• Biodiversity refers to the variety of life in a particular habitat or ecosystem
• Order the three main types of biodiversity based on their complexity:

  1️⃣ Genetic Biodiversity

  2️⃣ Species Biodiversity

  3️⃣ Ecosystem Biodiversity
• Species biodiversity refers to the number and abundance of different species in an ecosystem
• Biodiversity is crucial for the health and sustainability of ecosystems
• Ecosystem collapse is a consequence of biodiversity loss
• Biodiversity refers to the variety of life in a particular habitat or ecosystem
• Biodiversity is crucial for ecosystem resilience and sustainability.

  True
• Genetic biodiversity refers to the variability in genes within a species
• Genetic, species, and ecosystem biodiversity are equally important for ecosystem health.


  True
• Match the benefit of biodiversity with the consequence of its loss:

  Ecosystem Resilience ↔️ Ecosystem Collapse

  Resource Provision ↔️ Species Extinction

  Ecological Stability ↔️ Disrupted Ecosystem Services

  Sustained Resilience ↔️ Decreased Resilience
• Why are the different levels of biodiversity crucial for an ecosystem?

  Health and resilience
• Diverse ecosystems can better recover from disturbances like disease.


  True
• The loss of biodiversity can lead to severe consequences
• Arrange the following consequences of biodiversity loss in order of severity:

  1️⃣ Disrupted ecosystem services

  2️⃣ Decreased resilience

  3️⃣ Species extinction

  4️⃣ Ecosystem collapse
• The main threats to biodiversity include habitat destruction, invasive species, pollution, climate change, and overexploitation
• What are the severe consequences of biodiversity threats?

  Loss of unique species
• Establishing protected areas is a conservation approach to safeguard habitats and species.


  True
• International cooperation in conservation involves coordinating global efforts through treaties, conventions, and collaborative conservation initiatives
• Biodiversity is not essential for ecosystem resilience and sustainability.

  False
• Biodiversity is crucial for ecosystem resilience and sustainability.


  True
• Genetic biodiversity refers to the variability in genes within a species
• Genetic, species, and ecosystem biodiversity are equally important for ecosystem health.


  True
• Match the benefit of biodiversity with its description:

  Ecosystem Resilience ↔️ Ability to withstand disturbances

  Resource Provision ↔️ Availability of natural resources

  Ecological Stability ↔️ Balanced ecological processes
• Preserving biodiversity is essential for the resilience and sustainability of the natural world.


  True
• Match the biodiversity component with its description:

  Genetic ↔️ Variability in genes within a species

  Species ↔️ Number and abundance of species

  Ecosystem ↔️ Diversity of habitats and processes
• Order the three main types of biodiversity based on their complexity:

  1️⃣ Genetic Biodiversity

  2️⃣ Species Biodiversity

  3️⃣ Ecosystem Biodiversity
• Species biodiversity refers to the number and abundance of different species in an ecosystem
• Biodiversity is crucial for the health and sustainability of ecosystems
• Preserving biodiversity is essential for maintaining ecosystem resilience and sustainability.

  True
• Biodiversity is crucial for the health and sustainability of ecosystems
• What ecological process is supported by diverse communities?

  Pollination
• Ecosystem resilience is replaced by ecosystem collapse when biodiversity is lost.


  True
• Why is preserving biodiversity essential for the natural world?

  Health and sustainability
• Match the threat to biodiversity with its description:

  Habitat Destruction ↔️ Conversion or degradation of natural habitats

  Invasive Species ↔️ Non-native species that outcompete native species

  Pollution ↔️ Introduction of harmful substances

  Climate Change ↔️ Long-term shifts in environmental conditions

  Overexploitation ↔️ Unsustainable harvesting of wild species
• To protect and conserve biodiversity, various conservation efforts are undertaken
• Arrange the following conservation efforts in order of their primary focus:

  1️⃣ Protected Areas

  2️⃣ Species Management

  3️⃣ Ecosystem Restoration

  4️⃣ Sustainable Use

  5️⃣ International Cooperation
• Conservation efforts aim to maintain the health and resilience of ecosystems by protecting biodiversity at all levels.

  True