Biodiversity: What is It?

What do you notice? B A

What do you notice? B A

What do you notice? A B

What do you notice? A B

Conservation of Biodiversity 31/12/2018 Starter: TOTAL TIME= 3 minute 180 seconds: Own your own, think about what the word biodiversity means, and why it might be important 3 minutes: talk to your group members about your ideas Learning Objective: -understand some of the threats to biodiversity

BIO DIVERSITY Bio= biological organisms -living things! diversity= the amount of variation very diverse=very different! Biodiversity: the variation of biological organisms

Biodiversity is the variety of life on Earth Scientists have identified more than 2 million species. Tens of millions -- remain unknown

There are 3 components of biodiversity Diversity of genes Chihuahuas, beagles, and rottweilers are all dogs—but they're not the same because their genes are different. Beagle Chihuahua Rottweilers

Diversity of species For example, monkeys, dragonflies, and meadow beauties are all different species. Golden Skimmer Meadow Beauty Saki Monkey

Diversity of ecosystems Prairies, Ponds, and tropical rain forests are all ecosystems. Each one is different, with its own set of species living in it. Canadian Prairies Florida Sand hill Pond Hoh Rain Forest

Which has more cultural diversity? B A

Which has more BIODIVERSITY?

Which has more BIODIVERSITY?

Which has more BIODIVERSITY?

What do we get from biodiversity? Oxygen Food Clean Water Medicine Aesthetics

Threats to Biodiversity abitat Destruction I nvasive Species P opulation Increase P ollution O verexploitation

Threats to biodiversity Habitat destruction

Threats to biodiversity Invasive Species

Threats to biodiversity Pollution

Threats to biodiversity Exploitation

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