The Importance of Biodiversity (biodiversity = the number of different species living together in a community or ecosystem) Think of any of the topics.

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Presentation transcript:

The Importance of Biodiversity (biodiversity = the number of different species living together in a community or ecosystem) Think of any of the topics we have discussed so far. Come up with as many reasons as you can as to the importance of biodiversity.

Using the examples that follow, I want you to try and predict what the terms mean extinct

extirpated Eastern bluebird

endangered

threatened

Special concern

Copy the definitions for each term on page 85

Species at Risk Classification Number of Canadian Species (2008) Examples Extinct 13 Great auk Passenger pigeon Sea mink Extirpated 23 Paddlefish (from all of Canada) Atlantic Walrus (from the Northwest Atlantic) Endangered 238 Barn owl (in some regions) Swift fox Northern cricket frog Threatened 146 Humpback whale Wood bison Kentucky coffee tree Special concern 157 Polar bear Red-headed woodpecker Atlantic cod