Biodiversity and Conservation
Class 12 - Biology
Questions and Answers
Q1: Defined biodiversity.
Answer: Biologists typically define biodiversity as the “totality of genes, species and ecosystems of an area”. It refers to the sum total of diversity that exists at genetic, species and ecosystem level of biological organisation.
Q2: Who coined the term 'biodiversity'?
Answer: The term was coined by socio-biologist Edward Wilson and was used by Walter G Rosen for the diversity of life forms.
Q3: What are the three inter-related levels of biodiversity?