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What does the term ‘biodiversity’ mean?
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Solution
- Biosphere is made up of different ecosystems and biomes.
- All living things, large or small, are grouped into species.
- The area in which an animal, plant, or micro organism lives is called its habitat.
- A wide variety of plants and animals live in a particular habitat known as biodiversity.
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