How are species diversity and genetic diversity different?

A. Conservation biology is concerned with species diversity, but not with genetic diversity.

B. Species diversity measures the number of individuals of a species, while genetic diversity measures the total variety of species.

C. Species diversity is evaluated only in ecosystems, while genetic diversity is evaluated in the entire biosphere.

D. Species diversity measures the number of species in the biosphere, while genetic diversity measures the variety of genes in the biosphere, including genetic variation within species.

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Levi Cardenas

Biology

6 August, 17:02

How are species diversity and genetic diversity different?

A. Conservation biology is concerned with species diversity, but not with genetic diversity.

B. Species diversity measures the number of individuals of a species, while genetic diversity measures the total variety of species.

C. Species diversity is evaluated only in ecosystems, while genetic diversity is evaluated in the entire biosphere.

D. Species diversity measures the number of species in the biosphere, while genetic diversity measures the variety of genes in the biosphere, including genetic variation within species.

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Lilyana Barker · Answer 1

I actually learned about this. the difference between species diversity and genetic diversity is D. Species diversity measures the number of species in the biosphere, while genetic diversity measures the variety of genes in the biosphere, including genetic variation within species.