Biodiversity Flashcards
1
Q
What are the three components of biodiversity?
A
The diversity of genes example dogs
The diversity of species
The variety of ecosystems
2
Q
What do we get from biodiversity?
A
Oxygen, ideas, food, clean water, medicine, and aesthetics
3
Q
Why does biodiversity happen?
A
Biodiversity happens because living things depend on one another to survive. From the tiniest algae to the largest animal on earth, the blue whale
4
Q
What are threats to biodiversity?
A
Habitat destruction, pollution, Invasive species, climate change, exploitation
5
Q
What is biodiversity?
A
Bio equals life. And diversity equals variety. Making biodiversity the variety of life on earth.
