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2022: Creating a Lexicon of Future
B is for Biodiversity
The word, “Biodiversity”, is combination of two words, “Bio” means life and “diversity” means variety. Therefore, Biodiversity is variety of various living organisms present on earth and they are interrelated and interacting with each other’s in their ecosystem or habitat.
Biodiversity is the variety of living organisms and their interactions with each other, i.e. life on Earth. The diversity linked to micro-organisms, different plants and animals is included in biodiversity. Bacteria, fungi and other microorganisms, bryophytes and the various plants, birds, insects, fish and humans are all the fundamental part of biodiversity.
Biodiversity can occur in a very small particular area or in a very large area like the ocean. For example, biodiversity can occur in a very small aquarium where there are few small fish or can occur in a large ocean where whales and sharks like huge fish live with other aquatic animals. Biodiversity can be present in different ecosystems such as the desert ecosystem, the aquatic ecosystem and the terrestrial ecosystem, including the grassland ecosystem, the forest ecosystem, etc. Biodiversity is therefore present everywhere on earth. ~ Biodiversity | Types, importance, and conservation of biodiversity
