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    The document discusses biodiversity, defining it as the variety of living organisms on Earth including plants, animals and microorganisms. It notes that Malaysia has high biodiversity as one of the top 20 most biodiverse countries in the world. It asks questions about defining habitats, listing organisms in habitats like ponds and rainforests, stating importance of biodiversity for things like food and medicine, and methods to conserve biodiversity like in situ and ex situ preservation.

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    The document discusses biodiversity, defining it as the variety of living organisms on Earth including plants, animals and microorganisms. It notes that Malaysia has high biodiversity as one of the top 20 most biodiverse countries in the world. It asks questions about defining habitats, listing organisms in habitats like ponds and rainforests, stating importance of biodiversity for things like food and medicine, and methods to conserve biodiversity like in situ and ex situ preservation.

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    CHAPTER 1:

    BIODIVERSITY
    SCIENCE BLOG RAFFLESIA
    • The world's largest single flower
    • Parasitic plants
    • Produce the bad smell when
    blooming
    • No leaves (no photosynthesis)
    • No root (cannot absorb water
    and nutrients from soil
    1.1 DIVERSITY OF ORGANISM
    MALAYSIA
    1 out of 20 countries
    mega biodiversity in
    the world
    QUESTIONS:
    1.
    What is the definition of
    biodiversity?
    2.
    Define habitat
    3.
    State 3 examples of organism in following
    habitats:
    (a) Pond
    (b) Rainforest
    (c) Desert
    (d) Polar region
    (e) Sea
    4.
    State 6 importances of biodiversity with simple
    explaination.
    (a)
    (b)
    (c)
    (d)
    (e)
    (fs)
    5.
    List down 4 methods to
    maintain and conserve
    biodiversity?
    6.
    What is an endemic species?
    Give 3 examples of endemic
    species in Malaysia.
    7.
    State the difference between in
    situ and ex situ preservation
    8.
    Match the activity with the correct
    conservation method.

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