Question

Answerthe following questions in about 30 words.

(i) Whatis biodiversity? Why is biodiversity important for human lives?

(ii) Howhave human activities affected the depletion of flora and fauna?Explain.

Answer 1

(i) Biodiversity is the variation of wildlife and cultivated species in a given ecosystem. In this interconnected web, each organism is a producer, consumer or decomposer. Other organisms, including humans, depend for their existence on such roles.

(ii) Human activities such as poaching, deforestation, the expansion of railways, agriculture, commercial and scientific forestry, and mining are to blame for the depletion of flora and fauna.