Biodiversity and Ecological Balance

What is biodiversity and why is it important for maintaining ecological balance?

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How do human activities impact biodiversity?

• Human activities have no impact on biodiversity.

• Human activities only impact biodiversity in a positive way.

• Human activities impact biodiversity through deforestation, pollution, overfishing, habitat destruction, and climate change.

• Human activities impact biodiversity through hunting and fishing.

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What are some conservation strategies that can be implemented to protect biodiversity?

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Explain the benefits of biodiversity to human society.

• Biodiversity provides ecosystem stability, food and resources, economic development, human health benefits, and cultural and aesthetic values.

• Biodiversity only benefits animals, not humans.

• Biodiversity is a waste of resources and should be eliminated.

• Biodiversity has no benefits to human society.

What are the major threats to biodiversity and what are their consequences?

• Deforestation, urbanization, and deforestation

• Habitat loss, pollution, climate change, invasive species, overexploitation, and disease

• Climate change, pollution, and overpopulation

• Hunting, habitat loss, and pollution

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How does biodiversity contribute to the stability of ecosystems?

• Biodiversity leads to competition among species, destabilizing ecosystems.

• Biodiversity has no impact on the stability of ecosystems.

• Biodiversity provides a variety of species that perform different ecological roles.

• Biodiversity increases the vulnerability of ecosystems to disturbances.

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Give examples of human activities that can lead to a loss of biodiversity.

• Urbanization, hunting, genetic engineering, invasive species

• Deforestation, pollution, overfishing, habitat destruction, climate change

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What are some ways in which biodiversity can be conserved in natural habitats?

• Introducing invasive species to natural habitats

• Clearing natural habitats for urban development

• Overexploiting natural resources in habitats

• Creating protected areas, implementing sustainable land management practices, promoting habitat restoration, reducing pollution and climate change impacts, and raising awareness and education.

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Explain the concept of ecosystem services and how biodiversity plays a role in providing them.

• Ecosystem services are benefits humans receive from technology, and biodiversity ensures their provision.

• Ecosystem services are benefits humans receive from social interactions, and biodiversity ensures their provision.

• Ecosystem services are benefits humans receive from ecosystems, and biodiversity ensures their provision.

• Ecosystem services are benefits humans receive from the economy, and biodiversity ensures their provision.

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What are the economic benefits of biodiversity?

• Biodiversity has no economic benefits.

• Biodiversity only benefits the environment, not the economy.

• Biodiversity is too expensive to maintain and does not provide any economic benefits.

• Biodiversity provides economic benefits through ecosystem services and supporting industries.

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