Kim D.
asked • 10/21/21Levels of Biodiversity
Write three attributes/characteristics that you may use to compare and contrast the three levels.
| Attributes/Characteristics | Genetic Diversity | Species Diversity | Ecosystem Diversity | |
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Alex V. answered • 10/22/21
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It's really just in the names! Genetic diversity is about the variety of genes in a species. This allows for different populations with different genes and genotypes. Species diversity is about the number of species in an area. And ecosystem diversity is a matter of the kinds of ecosystems that there are (tundra vs. jungle vs. tidal flat vs. boreal forest, etc.).
Here's a great explanation of the differences with examples: https://australian.museum/learn/science/biodiversity/what-is-biodiversity/
Hope that helps!
Kim D.
So the three levels are the attributes/characters? I am confused
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10/25/21
Alex V.
It is a weird question! You can use Genes, Species, and Place as the attributes. If it's about variety of genes, we're dealing with genetic diversity. If it's variety of species, then species diversity. And if the differences are in the place (jungle vs. ocean vs. desert), then it's ecosystem diversity.
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Kim D.
I'm stuck in this question10/21/21