BIOLOGY:THE ESSENTIALS (LL) W/CONNECT
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Chapter 20.1, Problem 1MC
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The value of diversity to humans and to ecosystems.
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Biodiversity is used to describe the variety and richness of life on earth. It is the variability among living organisms in terrestrial, marine, and other aquatic ecosystems. It is measured by biologists at three levels, namely genetic, species, and ecosystem.
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