10.2- biodiversity

• Biodiversity is defined as the variety of different species in an ecosystem.
• Genetic diversity is the number of different alleles in a population of a species.
• Species diversity is the number of different species in a community.
• Ecosystem is the interaction of all the organisms and their physical environment in a particular area
• Benefits of biodiversity include

  • species survival
  • biodiversity
  • natural selection to occur