Social Science (087) — AI-generated practice question

Biodiversity (Biological Diversity) refers to the immense variety of living organisms — from micro-organisms and bacteria to plants, animals, and insects — that are closely integrated through multiple networks of interdependencies in an ecological system.

Diverse flora and fauna are so deeply woven into our daily life that we take them for granted. Plants, animals, and micro-organisms maintain the quality of air, water, and soil that sustain us. However, due to growing insensitivity towards the environment, these resources are now under great stress, posing the danger of irreversible ecological imbalance and loss of our life-support systems.

Source: Forest and Wildlife Resources, Chapter 2

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• 1 mark for defining biodiversity correctly (rich variety of life forms integrated through interdependencies).
• 1 mark for explaining why we take them for granted (so well integrated in daily life that we don't notice them).
• 1 mark for stating the danger (insensitivity causing stress/depletion, threatening air, water, soil — our life-support systems).

Examiners look for the textbook phrase "taken for granted" and the link between biodiversity and human survival (air, water, soil). Avoid vague answers — be specific about the danger.