An economic reason for maintaining biodiversity is

  1. species may provide new medicines
  2. it reduces tourism
  3. it increases extinction
  4. it reduces food supply
Answer

A) species may provide new medicines

Many drugs come from wild species. AS & A Level Biology · Topic 18 Classification, Biodiversity and Conservation · 18.3 Conservation

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