1: What is biodiversity?
Biodiversity is a variation of life in an ecosystem
2: What are we doing to decrease biodiversity? What is a monoculture?
We are changing the environment to fast monoculture is a place with one species.
3: How much of our planet’s species have been identified?
About 14 % of the species have been identified
4: What is a keystone species? What is an example? Why are they important?
A keystone species is a species that affects a whole community.
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 descendents are least likely to forgive us.”
Discuss this statement. What is the #1 cause of species decline?
The number one cause of species decline is hunting and making different species endangered
Biodiversity is a variation of life in an ecosystem
2: What are we doing to decrease biodiversity? What is a monoculture?
We are changing the environment to fast monoculture is a place with one species.
3: How much of our planet’s species have been identified?
About 14 % of the species have been identified
4: What is a keystone species? What is an example? Why are they important?
A keystone species is a species that affects a whole community.
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 descendents are least likely to forgive us.”
Discuss this statement. What is the #1 cause of species decline?
The number one cause of species decline is hunting and making different species endangered