Botany - Biodiversity and its Conservation Question with Solution | TestHub

Biodiversity includes all the flora and fauna on Earth. All the varieties of organisms come under biodiversity. Ecologist say that without any doubt there is decline in the biological wealth which is more rapid due to the activities of us humans. When a group of organisms or its type is completely terminated from Earth is said to be extinct. Study has shown that since the origin and diversification, Earth has faced 5 massive extinctions and we are heading towards the sixth one.

Raphus cucullatus, commonly called Dodo, is a flightless bird that is extinct. The bird was endemic to the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. This bird got extinct due to extreme hunting by humans and predation.