Why is biodiversity important to human health?
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Why is biodiversity important to human health?
Biodiversity:
Biodiversity is the number of species in an ecosystem. Areas with high biodiversity have a great number of different species with large populations of each species.
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View this answerBiodiversity is important to human health because it promotes healthy ecosystems which humans rely on for clean air, water, food, shelter and...
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