(30 word min, no cut and paste, cite all refs) Note how many of your states'/country's lists cover only certain animal orders and occasionally plants....

(30 word min, no cut and paste, cite all refs)Note how many of your states'/country's lists cover only certain animal orders and occasionally plants. They often omit plants, as well as insects and macro-invertebrates. Also note how many of the same species, or at least genera, appear on multiple state lists. Why?I find bats/myotis fascinating. Did you know that there are more species of bats than any other type of mammal? (Just like there are more species of beetles than any other type of insect.) Why do you suppose that would be? (Hint-it involves the concept of "niche".)Here are some interesting tidbits:-Bats consume thousands of tons of night-flying insects annually.-Bats are not attracted to hair, but to the insects that are attracted to your hair.-Bat guano is one of the most important fertilizers in the world-Bats pollinate many species of flowers and disperse seeds.-They are not huge carriers of rabies, but sick looking individuals should not be approached.-They are not blind.http://www.batcon.org/

AnswerOut of the most important concepts related to ecology one is ‘biodiversity’. (1) We mightobserve that few species could be found in various regions of world while others are only...