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What is Biodiversity?

Biodiversity is the variety of plant and animal life in the world or in a particular habitat, a high level of which is usually considered to be important and desirable.

 

Importance of Biodiversity

Oxygen

Food

Natural Sustainability

 

Threats to Biodiversity

Habitat loss

Habitat fragmentation

Habitat degradation

Introduction of exotic species

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What are the 3 reasons why biodiversity is important?

Oxygen

Food

Natural Sustainability

 

What does threatened and endangered mean?

Threatened: Someone or something to be vulnerable or at risk; endanger.

Endangered: (of a species) seriously at risk of extinction,

 

How is this different from extinct?

In the process of being extinct, extinct means that that whole species is gone but endanger is only partial.

 

How do we protect biodiversity? Name and explain all the strategies.

Purchase goods and services from companies that are environmentally responsible. Plant a garden of native plants around your home, or at your school. In this way you can help to preserve plant species as well as create habitat for wildlife. Also try an minimize your use or conumption of harmful chemicals.

 

What examples of endangered species are given in the video? What is being done to help these species?

Przewalski's horse, California Condor, American Alligator, Mongers Swallowtail Butterfly, Scimitar Oryx, Tibetan Yak, these animals are all being helped through programs designed to nurse an endangered species back to health.

 

The video is dated 2010 research to see if the animals mentioned are recovering or have become extinct.

Przewalski's horse (Endangered)

California Condor (Critically Endangered)

American Alligator (Least Concern)

Swallowtail Butterfly (Vulnerable)

Scimitar Oryx (Extinct in the wild)

Tibetan Yak (Vulnerable)