NEET BIOLOGY Unit24 BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION The rich variety of living organisms on this planet never ceases to astonish and fascinate us. Biodiversity is inherent in the occurence of vaious types of environmental conditions in different parts of an area as well as earth and the presence of various forms of life adapted to these different environmental regimes. There are about 20,000 species of ants, 3,00,000 species of beetles, 28,000 species of fishes and nealy 20,000 species of orchids. Biodiversity is not uniform.It is low at certain regions, moderate in others and tremendous in some places.Ecologists and evolutionary biologists are trying to understand and get the significance of such a tremendous diversity. This chapter will help us to know the different levels of biodiversity,patterns of biodiversity, loss of biodiversity and their result. The various ways which can help us to prevent biodiversity and so on. INTRODUCTION BIOLOGY FOR NEET & AIIMS Biodiver...
