Does bio diversity (having many species of plants and animals) really matter? Is it important to maintain to the wide range of existing species plants and animals in the world today? Does it have any real impact on our health? Why or why not?
Biodiversity plays a huge role in todays society having a variety of plants and animals. Not only does it have an impact on the foods we eat but the whole food web itself. Many things in nature are interconnected with other things, if there was only one producer, there would be only a few herbivores who have adapted to that one producer and a few primary consumers who have adapted to the few herbivores. With limited amount of plants and animals, meat wouldn't be as available as it is now because there would be a huge demand for that one producer. That one producer is the one which starts the only food chain in the world. Medicine also plays a huge factor here, with only one plant, the medicine we have today would be no where near existing. In conclusion, having many species of plants scientists are able to develop many new cures and medicines to keep us healthy today, and the variety of animals could also help us with the variety of protein our diet. With bio diversity, the food web keeps intact.
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