Campbell Biology in Focus (2nd Edition)
Campbell Biology in Focus (2nd Edition)
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9780321962751
Author: Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Wasserman, Peter V. Minorsky, Jane B. Reece
Publisher: PEARSON
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To define: A biodiversity hotspot.

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Biodiversity is the diversity of living organisms present on earth. Biodiversity is the sum total of all the species present on the earth. There are about 1 trillion species present on earth, but only one-thousandth of one percent is described till now.

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