Interspecific crop diversity is, in part, responsible for offering variety in what we eat. Intraspecific diversity, the variety of alleles within a single species, also offers us choice in our diets. If a crop fails in a monoculture, we rely on agricultural diversity to replant the land with something new. If a wheat crop is destroyed by a pest we may plant a hardier variety of wheat the next year, relying on intraspecific diversity. We may forgo wheat production in that area and plant a different species altogether, relying on interspecific diversity. Even an agricultural society which primarily grows monocultures, relies on biodiversity at some point. COUNT 5
QSN1 What has some responsibility for offering variety in what we eat? ANS1 Interspecific crop diversity QSN2 What is the variety of alleles within a single species? ANS2 Interspecific crop diversity QSN3 When do we rely on agricultural diversity to replant the land with something new? ANS3 If a crop fails in a monoculture QSN4 What can destroy a wheat crop? ANS4 a pest QSN5 What type of a society primarily grows monocultures? ANS5 agricultural society