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Question

What is the difference between unity of life and diversity of life?

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thanks so much for the help.

Answer 1

Alvin's answer was very inspirational, but I don't think that's what you meant.

Unity of life refers to the concept that all living organisms share some features in common: we all have cells as our basic units of structure, we all have DNA to transmit our genetic information, and that DNA is made of the same four bases in every organsim, the genetic code is universal to all organisms, we are all evolved to fit into specific niches, we all must metabolize nutrients to obtain energy, and we all reproduce.  No matter what kind of living organism you consider, from protozoan to penguin, they share these characteristics.

Diversity of life means that, in spite of all these similarities, living organisms also exhibit a tremendous array of different features as well.  Some organisms can make their own food, while some obtain food by eating other organisms.  Some organisms reproduce sexually, some reproduce asexually, and some do both.  Some organisms produce large numbers of offspring and die young, others produce relatively small clutches of offspring that have high survivorship.  The organisms on Earth show such great diversity that they are divided into six distinct kingdoms, each of which is subdivided into phyla, classes, orders, families, genera, and species to distinguish finer and finer details.  Clearly, using just a handful of building blocks, life has risen into a staggering array of diverse organisms.

I hope that helps.  Good luck!

Answer 2

Unity appreciates different entities coming together to be one, such as UNITED states of America.  

Diversity focuses on the appreciation of the differences of those individuals, such as their culture, ethnicity etc.  An ex of this would be a local school hosting a culture night, where students of different cultures educate the audience about their culture and country.