1. ECOSYSTEM SERVICES . . .THINGS THE PLANET DOES FOR US!
SUPPORT SERVICES
______________________
________________________
RESOURCES
REGULATION
AWESOMENESS
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2. ____________ SERVICES
SUPPORT
Recycle nutrients, purify water, form new soil, produce oxygen, clean pollution
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3. PROVIDE ______________
RESOURCES
Light, food, fuel, medicines
building materials, paper, soil
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4. ____________of Earth’s processes
REGULATION
Plants absorb carbon, prevent erosion, wetlands filter water, natural pest control, moderate climate, flood control, water storage

5. Just plain AWESOMENESS
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Homes for wildlife, recreation, inspiration

6. The ability of ecosystems to provide these services depends on BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY OR ______________ = a measure of the variety of organisms present in different ecosystems.
BIODIVERSITY

7. BIODIVERSITY makes ecosystems more _______ Ecosystems with
_____ biodiversity are better able to resist ____________ such as species loss, pollution, invasive species, urban development, climate change, etc.
STABLE
MORE
DISTURBANCES

8. VOCAB Species that has died out = ______________ extinct
Species that has died out = ______________
Species whose population size is
rapidly declining and will become
extinct if the trend continues
= _____________
Species that is at risk of
becoming endangered in
the near future = ____________
extinct
endangered
threatened

9. The Tragedy of the Commons
When a resource (like the environment) is shared, everyone can use it but NO ONE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PROTECTING IT.
Each person just uses “a little”, but it often results in the destruction of the “commons”.

10. A ____________ is anything an organism needs for life
REMEMBER
RESOURCE
A ____________ is anything an
organism needs for life
NATURAL RESOURCES =
LAND
AIR
WATER
FORESTS

11. _____________________ can’t be replenished by natural processes
EX: copper, gold, fossil fuels, rainforests
________________ can be replenished living by reproduction nonliving by biogeochemical cycles EX: fish, tree, soil
____________________________
replenished but used faster than can be replaced EX: water
NONRENEWABLE
RENEWABLE
RENEWABLE BUT LIMITED

12. HOW HUMANS HARM BIODIVERSITY
DIRECT IMPACT
OVERHUNTING POACHING
HABITAT DESTRUCTION
Agriculture
Deforestation
Pollution
Invasive species
Use of fossil fuels
_________________________
HABITAT FRAGMENTATION
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13. overkill endangerment Since the 1900’s over-hunting
Since the 1900’s over-hunting
has led to a severe
_________of whale
populations, and to
_____________
of many whale species.
overkill
endangerment
The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) reports that
87% of the world’s fish 
stocks are classified as overexploited or fully exploited.

14. $ WHY POACH? Fur Tusks/horns Tourist souveniers Medicine ? Artwork
Fur
Tusks/horns
Tourist souveniers
Medicine ?
Artwork $
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15. BIODIVERSITY THREAT Habitat fragmentation
Splitting a habitat into smaller disconnected pieces = _____________________
Small “islands” of natural
area isolated from each
other.
Habitat fragmentation
Brings wildlife into
contact with humans

16. HOW CAN WE HELP? PRESERVES/SANCTUARIES
Preserving habitat
Establishing protected areas
Game ranger patrols to prevent poaching
Education

17. HOW CAN WE HELP? Captive breeding ___________________
Animals are raised and protected in zoos until population is stable, then returned to wild

18. HOW CAN WE HELP? LAWS/REGULATIONS
Convention for the Regulation of Whaling 
- International Whaling Commission has
placed a moratorium on whaling for certain species
-Only works if nations voluntarily comply

19. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
LAWS & REGULATIONS
The________________________________________________________ (CITES)
bans international trade in products
from endangered species.
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species

20. WHAT CAN WE DO TO HELP?
Support “Green” organizations that work for laws to establish quotas and protect species.
POWER OF ONE
VIDEO
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21. Scientists estimate there are 10-30 million
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Scientists estimate there are million
plant and animal species on the planet
Most of these are unidentified.
Some scientists estimate
at the rate we are going
___ of the plants and animals
will be committed to extinction by 2050
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22. International Union for Conservation of Nature ( IUCN) RED LIST
= world's main authority on the conservation status of species 22,214 threatened species worldwide AND NUMBERS ARE INCREASING! animals and 2655 plants classified as Endangered worldwide animals and 1197 plants classified as Endangered worldwide

23. It is believed that some 10,000 species have
It is believed that some 10,000 species have
gone extinct in just the past 100 years
At current rate estimates predict between extinctions per year.
List of every
extinct animal
in last
100 years

24. CONSERVING BIODIVERSITY
WE CAN’T FIX EVERYTHING!
______________ =
are places that
are MOST
endangered AND
where $ will have
the greatest
impact
HOT SPOTS
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