Question

What are the FOUR major components of biodiversity (biological diversity)?

Answer 1

Four major components of biodiversity are:

1. Genetic diversity - refers to the genetic variation that occurs among members of the same species.

2. Species diversity - (taxonomic diversity) refers to the variety of species or other taxonomic groups in an ecosystem

3. Ecosystem diversity - refers to the variety of biological communities found on earth. With ecosystem diversity, its two levels are generally considered, which are communities and ecosystems.

4. Functional diversity - refers to the variety of biological processes, function or characteristics of a particular ecosystem.