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===About Biodiversity===
: [[Biodiversity]] between different [[species]] is important to maintain complex [[Food Web|food webs]]. When one [[species]] in a [[Food Web|food web]] becomes [[extinction|extinct]] it can cause many others to become [[extinction|extinct]].
: [[Biodiversity]] within a [[species]] is important to help a [[species]] produce [[health]]y and [[fertile]] [[offspring]]. If a [[species]] is reduced to close family members their [[offspring]] can be deformed or inherit genetic conditions. Most Labradors have bad hips because they are all descended from a small number of dogs. They don't have enough [[biodiversity]] to inherit better hips.
: To help preserve [[biodiversity]] [[scientist]]s have created [[Gene Banks|gene banks]] where [[Sperm Cell|sperm]], [[Ovum|eggs]] and [[seed]] from many different [[species]] are stored.
===Examples===
: Most Labradors have bad hips because they are all descended from a small number of dogs. They don't have enough [[biodiversity]] to inherit better hips.
: There are so few [[panda]]s left in China there is very little [[biodiversity]]. That means if one of them has a genetic condition that makes them unhealthy, this condition will be passed on to most of the [[panda]]s in the next few generations, making it even harder for them to survive.