Which of the following ecosystems would contain the GREATEST Biodiversity? Select one:

A dessert ecosystem containing only a few species of reptiles and plants

A marine ecosystems containing some species of marine mammals

A rainforest ecosystem containing thousands of different species of plants, animals, and birds

A pond ecosystem containing several species of fish and birds.

Explanation:

A rainforest ecosystem containing thousands of different species of plants, animals, and birds. The reason why is because it has the most diverse species of wildlife. There is alot of DIVERSITY in that ecosystem, therefore it contains the greatest biodiversity.

step 1: initiation

initiation is the beginning of transcription. it occurs when the enzyme rna polymerase binds to a region of a gene called the promoter. this signals the dna to unwind so the enzyme can ‘‘read’’ the bases in one of the dna strands. the enzyme is now ready to make a strand of mrna with a complementary sequence of bases.

step 2: elongation

elongation is the addition of nucleotides to the mrna strand. rna polymerase reads the unwound dna strand and builds the mrna molecule, using complementary base pairs. there is a brief time during this process when the newly formed rna is bound to the unwound dna. during this process, an adenine (a) in the dna binds to an uracil (u) in the rna.

step 3: termination

termination is the ending of transcription, and occurs when rna polymerase crosses a stop (termination) sequence in the gene. the mrna strand is complete, and it detaches from dna.