1. Biodiversity Years 3 & 4

2. What is biodiversity? ‘Bio’ refers to biology. Which means the study of living things.

3. What is biodiversity? ‘Diversity’ means variety of things.

4. ‘Bio’ + ‘Diversity’ means… Biodiversity: The variety of living things on Earth.

5. Living things… How do you know if something is alive?

6. Is this alive?

12. Something is alive if it… Moves Corn = not alive Breaths Senses Grows Reproduces Gets energyPig = alive

13. Living things need homes All living things need homes to survive We call their homes ‘habitats’ What is the habitat of this Koala?

14. This is a river habitat…

15. This is a river rainforest habitat…

16. Living things have special features Living things have special features that help them to survive in their habitat. For example: A polar bear has fur to keep it warm in the Artic A kangaroo has big feet to help it jump quickly A cat has a long tail to help it balance

17. What features does this animal have?

19. Quick Quiz Questions: 1.What does biology mean? 2.What does diversity mean? 3.What does ‘biodiversity’ mean? 4.Which of these things are living? Koala, gum leaf, bacteria, table, water bottle. 5.What is a habitat? 6.Why do animals need special features?