1. Biodiversity: Who cares?

2. Ecosystems
ECOSYSTEM: All of the living and nonliving things that interact in a particular environment. Ecosystems can be as small as a meadow or swamp or as large as a desert or forest.

3. Species
Organisms that are so similar that they can produce offspring that can also produce offspring.
Ex: humans, dogs or cats are species

4. Populations
A group of organisms that are of the same species that live in a particular area.
Ex: The people who live in Pittsburgh are a population.
Ex. A population of cacti in the Mohave desert

5. Communities
A group of populations that live in a particular area that interact with one another.
Ex: Cacti, iguanas, and crabs are part of the Galapagos Island Community
Ex. Gazelles, Lions and grasses are part of the African Savannah.

6. Ecosystems
Within a biome, exists many ecosystems. This includes all of the living and nonliving factors.

7. Biomes
A biome describes the climate and types of plants that are found in similar places around the world

8. Which do you like better?A

9. Which do you like better?A

10. Which do you like better?A B

11. Which do you like better?A B

12. Which do you like better?A

13. Which do you like better?A B

14. Which do you like better?A B

15. What do you think biodiversity means?

16. Biodiversity
What does “Bio” mean?
Life
Bio =

17. What does “Diversity” mean?
Biodiversity
What does “Diversity” mean?
Diversity = Variety

18. Biodiversity is the variety of life on Earth and the essential interdependence of all living things
Scientists have identified more than 2 million species. Tens of millions -- remain unknown
The tremendous variety of life on Earth is made possible by complex interactions among all living things including microscopic species like algae and mites.

19. 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

20. There are 3 components of biodiversity
Diversity of species For example, monkeys, dragonflies, and meadow beauties are all different species.
Golden Skimmer
Meadow Beauty
Saki Monkey

21. There are 3 components of biodiversity
Variety of ecosystems Prairies, Ponds, and tropical rain forests are all ecosystems. Each one is different, with its own set of species living in it.
Paines Prairie
Florida Sand hill Pond
Hoh Rain Forest

22. Which is more diverse? B A

23. Which is more diverse? B A

24. Which is more diverse? A B

25. Which is more diverse? A B

26. Which has more cultural diversity?B A

27. Which has more biodiversity?

28. Which has more biodiversity?

29. Biodiversity has Intrinsic Value
Intrinsic Value = Something that has value
in and of itself

30. Biodiversity also has utilitarian Value
Utilitarian Value = the value something has as a means to another’s end.
Utilitarian values include:
Goods
Services
Information

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

32. Should we be concerned about biodiversity?
What we know: The Earth is losing species at an alarming rate
Some scientists estimate that as many as 3 species per hour are going extinct and 20,000 extinctions occur each year.
when species of plants and animals go extinct, many other species are affected.

33. Threats to biodiversity
Habitat destruction
Pollution
Species Introductions
Global Climate Change
Exploitation