# Biological Diversity

Central concept: **Biological Diversity**

## Connections

- Biological Diversity (includes) -> Diversity Among Species
- Biological Diversity (includes) -> Diversity Within Species
- Biological Diversity (maintained by) -> Reproduction
- Biological Diversity (enables) -> Niches and Adaptation
- Biological Diversity (includes) -> Reproductive Processes and Variation
- Reproduction (includes) -> Sexual Reproduction
- Reproduction (includes) -> Asexual Reproduction
- Reproduction (transmits) -> Inheritance
- Inheritance (depends on) -> Transmission of characteristics from parents to offspring
- Diversity Within Species (shaped by) -> Inheritance
- Niches and Adaptation (creates) -> Symbiotic Relationships
- Variation in Characteristics (transmitted) -> Offspring from Parents

## Notes

- **Biological Diversity**: Range of species in environments and variations within species maintained through reproduction and affected by ecological factors [Topic](https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/17389)
- **Diversity Among Species**: Variation that distinguishes different species and enables them to occupy different niches in the same ecosystem [Outcome](https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/17391), [Outcome](https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/17391)
- **Diversity Within Species**: Subtle variations in characteristics found within individual species, including discrete and continuous variation [Outcome](https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/17392), [Outcome](https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/17392)
- **Reproduction**: Natural process that transmits species characteristics to offspring through sexual or asexual mechanisms [Outcome](https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/17392), [Outcome](https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/17392)
- **Sexual Reproduction**: Reproduction involving two parents and formation of zygote through fertilization, allowing recombination of characteristics [Outcome](https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/17392), [Outcome](https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/17393), [Outcome](https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/17392)
- **Asexual Reproduction**: Reproduction by single organism through binary fission, budding or spore production, transmitting identical characteristics [Outcome](https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/17392), [Outcome](https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/17393), [Outcome](https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/17392)
- **Inheritance**: Transmission of heritable characteristics from parents to offspring; some traits influenced by both heredity and environment [Outcome](https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/17392), [Outcome](https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/17392)
- **Genetic Material**: Chromosomes, genes and DNA that store genetic information and determine heritable characteristics [Outcome](https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/17393)
- **Niches and Adaptation**: Specific roles organisms occupy in ecosystems; variation enables closely related species to survive in same ecosystem [Outcome](https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/17391), [Outcome](https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/17391)
- **Symbiotic Relationships**: Dependencies among species classified as mutualism, commensalism or parasitism that link survival of species [Outcome](https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/17391), [Outcome](https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/17391)
- **Human Impact**: Human actions affecting species survival and variation, including extinction and extirpation of native species [Outcome](https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/17394)
- **Conservation Strategies**: Local and global approaches to minimize loss of species diversity including protected areas and breeding programs [Outcome](https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/17394)

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### Sources

- node:n1: Sciences › Science (7–9) › Grade 9 › Unit A: Biological Diversity › Outcomes for Science, Technology and Society (STS) and Knowledge (https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/17392)
- node:n2: Sciences › Science (7–9) › Grade 9 › Unit A: Biological Diversity › Outcomes for Science, Technology and Society (STS) and Knowledge (https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/17391)
- node:n3: Sciences › Science (7–9) › Grade 9 › Unit A: Biological Diversity › Outcomes for Science, Technology and Society (STS) and Knowledge (https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/17391)
- node:n4: Sciences › Science (7–9) › Grade 9 (https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/17389)
- node:n5: Sciences › Science (7–9) › Grade 9 › Unit A: Biological Diversity › Outcomes for Science, Technology and Society (STS) and Knowledge (https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/17394)
- node:n6: Sciences › Science (7–9) › Grade 9 › Unit A: Biological Diversity › Outcomes for Science, Technology and Society (STS) and Knowledge (https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/17393)
- node:n7: Sciences › Science (7–9) › Grade 9 › Unit A: Biological Diversity › Outcomes for Science, Technology and Society (STS) and Knowledge (https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/17392)