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Check Your Knowledge of Biodiversity With This Quiz!

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Biodiversity provides functioning ecosystems that supply oxygen, clean air, and water, pollination of plants, pest control, wastewater treatment, and many ecosystem services.
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Biodiversity is all variety of life found on Earth (plants, animals, micro-organisms), as well as communities they form and habitats in which they live.
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In biology, abiotic factors can include water, light, radiation, temperature, humidity, atmosphere, acidity, and soil.
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A range of variation can be found among microorganisms, plants, fungi and animals. It also defines the richness of species of living organisms.
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Amazonia represents the quintessence of biodiversity – the richest ecosystem on earth.
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Marsupials comprise the opossums, kangaroos, wombats, and bandicoots,
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Genetic diversity plays an important role in the survival and adaptation of a species.
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Genes are segments of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) having the code for a specific protein, that functions in one or more types of cells in the body.
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An antibiotic is a type of antimicrobial substance active against bacteria.
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Ecotourism is a form of tourism that supports biodiversity conservation, socio-cultural development, and economic enhancement of a country.
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A biosphere reserve is an ecosystem with plants and animals of unusual scientific and natural interest.
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Agar is a mixture of two components: the linear polysaccharide agarose, and a heterogeneous mixture of smaller molecules called agaropectin.
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IUCN is a democratic Union that brings together the world’s most influential organizations and top experts in a combined effort to conserve nature and accelerate the transition to sustainable development.
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