Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305073951
Author: Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Biodiversity or biological diversity is the presence of variety of life on the Earth over different levels of biological organization. It represents the variability within and among all ecosystems, species, and genetic materials.

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