Biology GCSE
biodiversity conservation
What biodiversity conservation means in Biology GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of biodiversity conservation
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Reference: OCR
Modern conservation guided by evolutionary principles, using seedbanks to store plant seeds and preserve genetic diversity.
Topics that use biodiversity conservation
- Natural selection and evolution (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- allele diversity
- Antibiotic resistance
- bacterial selection
- classification systems
- Darwin and Wallace
- differential survival
- DNA sequencing
- Evidence for evolution
Using biodiversity conservation in the exam
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