Choose the best answer. When the environment changes dramatically: All of these answers are true many species may go extinct. O a specialist species may evolve into several new species. a generalist species may survive by exploiting

Choose the best answer. When the environment changes dramatically: All of these answers are true many species may go extinct. O a specialist species may evolve into several new species. a generalist species may survive by exploiting

Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)

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Author:Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan

Publisher:Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan

Chapter55: Biodiversity And Conservation Biology

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Conservation Biology

The study of how to prevent the loss of biological diversity on the planet is called conservation. Biological diversity, also termed biodiversity, consists of various life forms found in a specific location or across the entire planet, including ecosystems, species, populations, and genes. Conservation thus aims to protect the diversity of life at all levels of biological organization.

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All of these answers are true
many species may go extinct.
O a specialist species may evolve into several new
species.
O a generalist species may survive by exploiting
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