Biodiversity

Biodiversity

SWBAT: explain how biodiversity affects stability of an ecosystem using models and real-world ecological events

​is the variety of all living things, like plants, animals, and microorganisms, in an area, including how they interact with each other and their environment.

Biodiversity

​A higher biodiversity= an increase in different species of organism.

Plants
Sharks
Clown Fish
Cat fish...

High Biodiversity

​There is less number of species.

Goldfish
Plants

Less Biodiversity

2min -Answer the questions, and justify your answer

​1 min share with your partner what you wrote

Answer the practice question

Multiple Choice

Which of these contains more biodiversity?

• Water

  Fish

  Algae

  Rocks

• Algae

  Fish

  Crab

  Sea Weed

• Rocks

  Sea weed

  Gold fish

  Sharks

in an ecosystem means using natural resources to meet the needs of the present without harming the environment or depleting resources, so future generations can thrive.

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Sustainability

​The more Biodiversity there is in an ecosystem the more sustainable

This is because if there is a change it will bounce back because of the different types of animals

High sustainability

​The less biodiversity in an ecosystem the less sustainability. '

This is because if there is a negative change it will have more consequences

​​Low Sustainability

​Sustainability in Biodiversity

​Work on these questions. Answer in full sentences.

3min

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Practice question 2

Reorder

Reorder the following from least sustainable to most sustainable

• Gold fishes

• Goldfishes

  Sea weed

  Crabs

• Gold Fishes

  Sea weed

  Crabs

  Cat fishes

  Goat fish

• more than 6 species

1

2

3

4

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Multiple Choice

Mr Davila wants to have a more sustainable garden. What must he do?

• Buy expensive glass so that the sun does not burn the grass

• Buy a better water system to make sure there is water in the ecosystem

• Increase diversity of species

• Increase the types of rocks and habitats

Work on this Mastery Peak. Do your best you will have 8 min.

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