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Complete the following sentence using the appropriate option.

X is the term popularized by Y , a Z ,to describe combined diversity at all the levels of biological organization.
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Options:
  • A X - Ecosystem ; Y - Alexander von Humboldt ; Z -Geologist
  • B X - Biodiversity ; Y - Edward Wilson ; Z -Sociobiologist
  • C X - Ecosystem ; Y - Robert May ; Z -Environmentalist
  • D X - Ecology ; Y - Gause ; Z -Ecologist
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The correct answer is: X - Biodiversity ; Y - Edward Wilson ; Z -Sociobiologist
Sociobiologist Edward Wilson was the one who gave term biodiversity to describe diversity at all the levels of biological organization. The important ones are: genetic diversity, species diversity and ecological diversity. Alexander von Humboldt was a geographer to give relation between species richness and the area to be rectangular hyperbola.

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