NEETBotanyBiodiversity and its Conservation
Why is diversity important to the biosphere?
Options
- ATo understand the significance of the diversity of life
- BTo learn how the biosphere would function differently if the diversity was much less
- CTo study the benefits of diversity of life to humans
- DAll of the above
Correct answer
D. All of the above
Step-by-step solution
Ecologists and evolutionary biologists have been trying to understand the significance of such diversity by asking important questions– Why are there so many species? Did such great diversity exist throughout earth’s history? How did this diversification come about? How and why is this diversity important to the biosphere? Would it function any differently if the diversity was much less? How do humans benefit from the diversity of life?