Definition of Biodiversity

refers to the level of variety in living creatures and plants within a particular area

Examples of Biodiversity in a sentence

The biodiversity of this lake is extremely high, with several dozen species of fish and birds living in or near it.  🔊

Of all the different environments on Earth, the ocean has the highest level of biodiversity, with the widest array of species calling it home.  🔊

The Amazon Rainforest has an extremely high level of biodiversity, with many species of mammals, reptiles, insects, amphibians, and birds calling it home.  🔊

On a technicality, a human city has a very low level of biodiversity since it is mostly occupied by one species.  🔊

You can find a great deal of biodiversity in your own backyard, because there are many species of insects living there.  🔊

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