Quantrex Quantrex AcademyJEE · NEET · NDA PYQs with solutions Open app
NEETBotanyBiodiversity and its Conservation

What is the definition of biodiversity popularised by the sociobiologist Edward Wilson?

Options

  1. ADiversity of different ecosystems
  2. BDiversity of genetic material within a species
  3. CDiversity of species within an ecosystem
  4. DCombined diversity at all levels of biological organization

Correct answer

D. Combined diversity at all levels of biological organization

Step-by-step solution

: In our biosphere immense diversity (or heterogeneity) exists not only at the species level but at all levels of biological organisation ranging from macromolecules within cells to biomes. Biodiversity is the term popularised by the sociobiologist Edward Wilson to describe the combined diversity at all the levels of biological organisation . The most important of them are .

Practice Biodiversity and its Conservation on Quantrex Academy →

More from Biodiversity and its Conservation

Match the following. 2019One of the following statements is incorrect with reference to biodiversity. Identify it. 2016One out of the following is not responsible for biodiversity loss. 2015The total number of biodiversity hotspots in the world are 2014Which of the following statements is not true? 2014Newly formed Biosphere Reserve of India (2013) is 2014India is one of the twelve megadiversity countries with of genetic resources of the world. 2013Assertion : Now-a-days, the biodiversity is declining with an accelerated rate. Reason : Exotic species are considered to be a major cause of extinction of species. 2013 Full Biodiversity and its Conservation list All NEET PYQs