There is an article in your local newspaper about an upcoming Biodiversity Day event at your university. Because, after studying biology, you understand why it's important to conserve biodiversity, you plan to attend. Your younger brother tells you he doesn't understand how the loss of a few species or habitats in town can have any impact on anyone's life. What would you tell your brother?
A) A decrease in biodiversity could result in a loss of species that could provide new medicines.
B) Directly or indirectly, every species on Earth is necessary for human existence.
C) Humans are not part of the web of life, but we must respect it.
D) The loss of even one species will cause the collapse of important systems that humans rely on.

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A decrease in biodiversity could result in a loss of species that could provide new medicines, as many pharmaceuticals are derived from compounds found in nature.

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