Question

A country with several different habitat types is said to have a high degree of
A) Genetic diversity
B) Species diversity
C) Biodiversity
D) Habitat diversity

Answer 1

Hint:
It is the range of different habitats or several ecological niches per unit area in an ecosystem, community, or biome. It consists of a variety of forests, deserts, grasslands, lakes, oceans, coral reefs, wetlands, and other biological communities.

Complete step by step answer:
There are three levels of Biodiversity: 1) Genetic diversity: It is the variety of genes in a population or between populations. Loss of genetic diversity can have negative implications for human welfare. Example: If wild populations close to agricultural species are lost, genetic resources are also lost that are used to improve crop qualities such as disease resistance. 2) Species Diversity: It is the diversification of species in a particular region or habitat. For example, rainforests and coral reefs have high species diversity and a polluted stream has a low species diversity. 3) Ecosystem Diversity: It is the Diversification of ecosystems in a given habitat. An ecosystem is a group of organisms interacting with their physical environment. Bio means life and diversity means variety. So, biodiversity is the various forms of life on earth. It includes all organisms, terrestrial and marine, and also ecosystems to which organisms belong.

Option ‘D’ is correct

Note:
Biodiversity is valuable to us in many ways: Direct economic value - many species are sources of food, many plants are a source of medicine, it provides us with fibres for clothing, wood provides the raw material for shelter and warmth and indirect economic value - importance to biological communities, the stability and productivity of ecosystems.