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A4.2.1 Biodiversity as the variety of life in all its forms, levels and combinations
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A4.2.2 Comparisons between current number of species on Earth and past levels of biodiversity
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A4.2.3 Causes of anthropogenic species extinction
A4.2.4 Causes of ecosystem loss
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A4.2.5 Evidence for a biodiversity crisis
A4.2.6 Causes of the current biodiversity crisis
A4.2.7 Need for several approaches to conservation of biodiversity
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A4.2.8 Evolutionarily distinct and globally endangered species in conservation prioritization
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A - Unity and Diversity
A1.1 Water
A1.2 Nucleic acids
A2.1 Origins of cells (HL)
A2.2 Cell structure
A2.3 Viruses (HL)
A3.1 Diversity of organisms
A3.2 Classification and cladistics (HL)
A4.1 Evolution and speciation
A4.2 Conservation of biodiversity
B - Form and Function
C - Interaction and Interdependence
D - Continuity and Change