1. What is biodiversity?
Biodiversity is variation in life.
2. What are we doing to decrease biodiversity? What is a monoculture?
What we are doing to decrease biodiversity is farming monoculture- which is decreasing species and genetic availability.
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 controls the number of species in an area. Removal will cause a great impact on 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?
We are a keystone species in our ecosystem and we can make big changes in the world. We are the number one cause of why species decline.
Biodiversity is variation in life.
2. What are we doing to decrease biodiversity? What is a monoculture?
What we are doing to decrease biodiversity is farming monoculture- which is decreasing species and genetic availability.
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 controls the number of species in an area. Removal will cause a great impact on 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?
We are a keystone species in our ecosystem and we can make big changes in the world. We are the number one cause of why species decline.