In 1977, Rafael Guzman, a Mexican biologist, discovered a previously unknown wild relative of corn that is resistant to many of the viral diseases that infect domestic corn. Agriculturalists believe that crossbreeding the wild corn with domestic corn could improve current corn crops. In this case, biodiversity is important at which level?

In 1977, Rafael Guzman, a Mexican biologist, discovered a previously unknown wild relative of corn that is resistant to many of the viral diseases that infect domestic corn. Agriculturalists believe that crossbreeding the wild corn with domestic corn could improve current corn crops. In this case, biodiversity is important at which level?



a) ecosystem

b) species

c) genetic

d) community

e) both a and b



Answer: C


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