1. How can you, as an individual prevent the loss of biodiversity?
2. Why do we need to protect biodiversity?
3-4 List two major causes other than anthropogenic causes of the loss of biodiversity.
5. Can you think of a scientific explanation, for the direct relationship between diversity and stability of an ecosystem?
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1Protect various plant and animal species in our surrounding.
2Healthy ecosystems clean our water, purify our air, maintain our soil, regulate the climate, recycle nutrients and provide us with food. They provide raw materials and resources for medicines and other purposes. ... Biodiversity is the key indicator of the health of an ecosystem.
3-4(i) Alien Species Invasions When alien species are introduced unintentionally or deliberately in a habitat, some of them can cause decline or extinction of indigenous species. (ii) Co-extinctions When a species becomes extinct, the plant and animal species associated with it, in an obligatory way, also become extinct.
5Scientific explanation for the direct relationship between diversity and stability of an ecosystem could be as follows: Imagine a forest area, where diverse species of plants are growing. ... In addition, if the plant species was a nitrogen fixer, the death of these plants would mean no replenishment of soil with nitrogen.
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