Biodiversity Guided Viewing
1: What is biodiversity?
Biodiversity is variation in life
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2: What are we doing to decrease biodiversity? What is a monoculture?
To decrease biodiversity we are farming. Monoculture is the growth of one species
3: How much of our planet’s species have been identified?
Less than half of species found in our planet have been identified
4: What is a keystone species? What is an example? Why are they important?
A keystone species is the species that is needed for the ecosystem to maintain structure. An example is a jaguar. They are important because they control and manage the number of other species within the ecosystem
5: E.O. Wilson stated, “ The one process ongoing that will take millions of years to correct is the loss of genetic and species diversity by the destruction of natural habitats. This is the folly that our descendants are least likely to forgive us.” Discuss this statement. What is the #1 cause of species decline?
What we humans do on an everyday basis affects the our ecosystem in a major way. The number 1 cause of species declining is us humans. We destroy there habitats and constantly use natural resources.
Biodiversity is variation in life
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2: What are we doing to decrease biodiversity? What is a monoculture?
To decrease biodiversity we are farming. Monoculture is the growth of one species
3: How much of our planet’s species have been identified?
Less than half of species found in our planet have been identified
4: What is a keystone species? What is an example? Why are they important?
A keystone species is the species that is needed for the ecosystem to maintain structure. An example is a jaguar. They are important because they control and manage the number of other species within the ecosystem
5: E.O. Wilson stated, “ The one process ongoing that will take millions of years to correct is the loss of genetic and species diversity by the destruction of natural habitats. This is the folly that our descendants are least likely to forgive us.” Discuss this statement. What is the #1 cause of species decline?
What we humans do on an everyday basis affects the our ecosystem in a major way. The number 1 cause of species declining is us humans. We destroy there habitats and constantly use natural resources.