Answer:
Biodiversity is defined as the diversity or variance found among the organisms living on Earth. It can be seen at various levels such as genetic level, spices level and ecosystem levels.
Biodiversity in an ecosystem increases its productivity, makes it more resilient and maintains the health of the ecosystem.
Increased diversity makes an ecosystem more resilient by following ways:
- Averaging effects
- Negative covariance effects
- Insurance effect
- Resistance to invasion
- Resistance to disease