What Is Biodiversity? - Definition, Types And Importance - Biological diversity - Learning Junction

Hello friends today we'll learn about [Music] biodiversity you're working out here in the park that's great in this park all the different kinds of Life are seen it includes various animals plants fungi and even microorganisms look at this food chain each species and organism work together in an ecosystem to maintain balance and support life in simple words biodiversity is the variety of all living things and their interactions in 1985 Walter G Rosen first coined the word biodiversity without biodiversity life would not sustain biodiversity holds ecological and economic significance it provide you with nourishment housing fuel clothes to wear medicines and several other resources it also extracts monetary benefits through tourism so it's very important to have good knowledge of biodiversity for a sustainable livelihood let me show you the types of biodiversity genetic diversity is the variety of species expressed at the genetic level by each individual in one species no two individuals belonging to the same species are exactly the same for example there are different varieties of rose flowers species diversity is the biodiversity observed within a community it stands for the number and distribution of species Australia's Great Barrier Reef is an example of species diversity it is home to over 9,000 known species ecological diversity it defines the diversity observed among the ecosystems in a particular region an example of ecological diversity would be the variation in ecosystems such as deserts forests grasslands and oceans biodiversity and its maintenance are very important for sustaining life on Earth let's see why biodiversity is so important economic importance biodiversity is a reservoir of resources for the manufacturer of food Pharmaceuticals and cosmetic products crops Fisheries and forests are rich sources of food plants such as habiscus and nyoa are used for medicinal purposes the national park and sanctuaries are a source of Tourism biodiversity is the planet's real wealth ecological stability each and every species has a specific role in the ecosystem they capture and store energy and they also produce and decompose organic matter the ecos system supports the services without which animals and humans cannot survive ethical importance all species have the right to exist biodiversity preserves different cultures and spiritual Heritage human beings have no right to destroy habitat and biodiversity therefore it's very important to conserve biodiversity also we must take the necessary actions to maintain all three diversities without the proper conservation of this diversity we could end up in different precarious situations now you know a lot about the topic stay tuned for more videos [Music] bye-bye

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Length: 3min 50sec (230 seconds)

Published: Wed Nov 08 2023