Explain why biodiversity is essential to the health of an ecosystem. Think about the complex interactions in an ecosystem and how different types of organisms respond to stable or unstable conditions. Include evidence of factors that affect biodiversity and scientific reasoning to support your explanation.

the answers are as following:

1. c. double helix, nucleosome, coil, supercoil, chromosome

2. b. g2 phase, preparation for mitosis

3. d. interphase consists of the g1, s, and g2 phases

4. c. metaphase

5. a. chromosomes are duplicated before cell division so that each new daughter cell has a complete set

1. is geographic distribution

2 is increasing complexity

3 is transitional forms