C D

B A

They both study living things and their environment and they are both
scientists.

a biologist wants to learn more about the environment and a

conservationist wants to protect it

types of biodiversity

genetic diversity is the differences of DNA among individuals of a

specific species while species diversity is the variety of species in a
particular region.
 mass extinction
invertebrate
extinction

endemic

taxonomy

endangered

1.2 million

New species are found every year and some species may be hard to find like those in
the ocean and microscopic ones

to study it and answer questions about evolution of a species and the world

samples allow scientists to infer population size and population density about the
entire population of a species.
 ecosystem service

eroding

staple crop genetic diversity

compounds

economy

urban

biodiversity

rural

oxygen