Question

2. Read the quote and answer the questions:
"If all mankind were to disappear, the world would regenerate back to the rich state of equilibrium
that existed ten thousand years ago. If insects were to vanish, the environment would collapse into
chaos."
- Edward O. Wilson, The world's leading authority on Biodiversity, Emeritus Professor
of Biology at Harvard and author of "The Creation: An Appeal to Save Life on Earth."
i. Rephrase the quote in your own words.

Answer 1

If all mankind were to disappear, the world would regenerate back to the rich state of equilibrium that existed ten thousand years ago. If insects were to vanish, the environment would collapse into chaos.”

Edward Osborne Wilson (born June 10, 1929), usually cited as E. O. Wilson, is an American biologist, naturalist, and writer. Wilson is considered the most important and outstanding living biologist in the world and on numerous occasions he has been nicknamed "The New Darwin", "Darwin's natural heir" or "The Darwin of the 21st century".His biological specialty is myrmecology, the study of ants, on which he has been called the world's leading expert.