The Importance of Biodiversity to Human Life

The Importance of Biodiversity to Human Life

This text discusses human health, agricultural diversity, wild food sources, and the psychological & moral value of biodiversity. Advanced Placement® and AP® are trademarks registered and/or owned by the College Board, which is not affiliated with, and does not endorse, this textbook.

Topics

  • adaptive radiation biodiversity
  • biodiversity hotspot
  • bush meat
  • chemical diversity chytridiomycosis
  • DNA barcoding
  • ecosystem diversity
  • endemic species
  • exotic species
  • extinction
  • extinction rate
  • genetic diversity
  • heterogeneity
  • megafauna
  • secondary plant
  • compound
  • species-area
  • relationship
  • tragedy of the commons
  • white-nose syndrome
  • agricultural diversity
  • E. O. Wilson
  • importance of biodiversity
  • secondary plant compounds
  • wild food sources
  • conservation
  • biodiversity