Campbell Biology in Focus
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Author: Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Wasserman, Peter V. Minorsky, Rebecca Orr
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Chapter 43.1, Problem 1CC
Summary Introduction
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Why biodiversity cannot be simply defined as loss of species.
Introduction:
Biodiversity is the diversity of living organisms present on earth. Biodiversity is the sum total of all the species present on the earth. There are about 1 trillion species present on earth, but only one-thousandth of one percent is described till now.
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