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What is biodiversity? Why has it become important recently?
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Biodiversity is the variety and variability among living organism and the ecological complexes in which they occur. It differs from place to place and habitat to habitat. There is a loss of biodiversity due to increased destruction of habitats disturbances and degradation of habitats, pollution, introduction to exotic species and a large number of extinction of a variety of species.
Biodiversity is important as there is a dire need to conserve the extinct biodiversity.
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 What is biodiversity? Why has it become important recently?
TopicBiodiversity and Conservation
SubjectBiology
ClassClass 12
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