Update Journal

• Biome Notes – Page 48• Biomes – Page 49• Biome Video Clips – Page 50• Biome Cut-Up/Review – Page 51• Biodiversity Big Ideas – page 52• Biome Quiz – page 53

Biodiversity Big Ideas

Biodiversity

• Biodiversity?– Variety of Species(Different plants/animals)

Biodiversity

• Biodiversity?– Genetic variation(differences within a species)

Biodiversity

• Biodiversity?– Variety of Habitat

(different biomes like desert, tropical rainforest, ocean, tundra)

Why Biodiversity is important?• Sustainability?– Stable/successful/healthy

• Relationship?– More Biodiversity, More Sustainable– Less Biodiversity, Less Sustainable

More Biodiverse = More sustainable

Less Biodiverse = less sustainable

Species• Native Species - Organism that naturally lives in

an area (original)• Invasive Species – introduced into an

environment by people– AKA – nonnative, nonindigenous, alien, exotic– No natural predators, so it often

grows/spreads/reproduces quickly– Takes over, native species die– Examples: Zebra Mussels, Pest, Weeds