Biodiversity can be described as the wide range of different. The biodiversity invasion grand valley state university. Ecological health depends on maintaining a diversity of life forms. Ecologists use biodiversity indices to determine if a community or ecosystem is diverse. Plan your 60minute lesson in science or human impact on earth with helpful tips from john cerezo. Biodiversity is amazing worksheet option 4 instructions. Ecosystems and biological diversity m aintaining biodiversity within a healthy ecosystem is critical.
Not all the worksheets will be suitable for the age group you teach. This biodiversity webquest comes with a worksheet and an answer key. Evaluate competing design solutions for maintaining biodiversity and. Biodiversity refers to the variety of plants, animals and microorganisms like bacteria.
What goes on in an ecosystem that makes it function. In other words, a measure of the variety of different organisms present in different ecosystems. See if you can find or make any direct connection between the different species you observe. B the animals and plants species that live only in your backyard. These ecosystem processes are controlled by both the diversity and identity of the plant, animal, and microbial species living within a community. Suitable for the new aqa gcse biologycombined science trilogy specification. See if you can find or make any direct connection between. B when two species dont want to live near each other. The loss of biodiversity is dangerous and its consequences are immediate. In this activity, teams of students get an opportunity to research an ecosystem and design a solution to maintain the health of ecosystem services. Like the others in the environment webquest bundle, this webquest points to information that your students will need to complete the worksheet. Biodiversity could refer to different species, differences between similar species and even differences between members of the same species. Getting to the core santa ana unified school district.
C the rich variety of live in every ecosystem on earth. Biodiversity worksheets and introduction teaching resources. Unit 3 community b species name number of individuals relative abundance white oak 35 slippery elm 78 black walnut 309 red maple 12. Biodiversity plant inventory for quadrat plot worksheets 8. Tes global ltd is registered in england company no 02017289 with its registered office. These and other resources have been produced by researchers at the nafferton ecological farming group, at newcastle universitys nafferton farm, who work on organic and lowinput farming. Biodiversity conservation provides substantial benefits to meet immediate human needs, such as clean, consistent water flows, protection from floods and storms and a stable climate. This website and its content is subject to our terms and conditions. The relationship between human actions and loss of biodiversity. Select three different species to sketch and take notes on. The biodiversity worksheets use data from the organic and conventional parts of the farm.
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