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1 Biodiversity

2 What is Biodiversity? Rich mixture of plants, animals, and living things Creates stable balanced ecosystem that is strong in harsh times We are part of an ecosystem nccecojustice.org

3 Which has Biodiversity?
archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com slog.thestranger.com franslanting.photoshelter.com

4 Major Parts of an Ecosystem
Producers plants Consumers Primary Secondary Decomposers Return nutrients back to the soil Help them understand that these are groups by grouping them. We are also part of an ecosystem idahoptv.org

5 Food Web Example Video: Which is the producer primary and secondary consumers? Everything is connected

6 Yarn Game www.bigelow.org www.pride2.org www.sheppardsoftware.com
First do a food chain then food web. What happens if one person pull on the string? What happens if one person leaves the circle? Cut the string? Everything is connected

7 Extinction What are some causes?
Video What are some causes? Natural Human Pollution Destruction of habitats Why is this bad? We rely on our environment: Clean air and water Raw materials New medicines and discoveries Cutting forest, building cities, pollution the environment, litering

8 Our Dependence on Biodiversity

9 Importance of Biodiversity
Ecosystem stability Strengthens environments against erosion and natural disasters Strengthens food webs Nutrient and energy cycling Useful source of goods and services for us

10 Habitats & Destruction

11 Which Would You Chose?

12 Which is a Better Forest?

13 Which Would You Drink From?

14 Which is a Healthier Ecosystem?

15 Which Holds More Life?

16 MASK Building

17 Endangered Species of NY State

18 Hellbender

19 Chittenango Ovate Amber Snail

20 Bog Buckmoth

21 Bluebreasted Darter

22 Tiger Salamander beetlesinthebush.wordpress.com

23 Massasauga jamezevanz.deviantart.com

24 Short-eared Owl ibc.lynxeds.com

25 Cougar figmentsoup.blogspot.com

26 Clean Up TIME!!!

27 Take Home Message We are Part of the Ecosystem
We area all connected to the ecosystem We rely on our ecosystems Variation is healthy for ecosystems Biodiversity is Variation We rely on Biodiversity

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