What is meant by the term habitat? Explain its importance to issues of biodiversity and extinction

What will be an ideal response?


The habitat of an organism is the physical, chemical, and biological conditions under which the organism is normally found. The reason it is important to biodiversity and extinction is twofold: 1) changes to an organism's environment can lead to the extinction of an organism; 2) if an organism does go extinct, that changes the environment of other organisms.

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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