Biodiversity
What is the definition of biodiversity?
What is, the variety of living things in a given space.
What is a living organism?
What is, anything alive; biotic components of an ecosystem
Name 4 things a plant needs to survive.
What is, air, space, light and water.
How does everything connect?
All parts of an ecosystem interact and influence each other in different ways, directly or indirectly
What are drones used for?
Drones are used to fly in the sky and gain information.
Do we need biodiversity for medicine?
What is, yes ,indirectly.
What do living organisms rely on?
What is, they rely on each other..
what gas do plants take in from the air to perform photosynthesis.
What is, carbon dioxide.
What is a decomposer?
It is an organism that breaks down organic material. For example, fungi and bacteria.
Why did scientists create technology for animals and their ecosystems?
Scientists developed technology to help monitor endangered species.
Which area has the most biodiversity?
What is, the place with the most biodiversity is the equator.
Where do half of the world’s species live?
What is, half of them live in the rainforest.
What is the process of photosynthesis?
What is, the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to produce oxygen and glucose from carbon dioxide and water.
Do plants and animals interact with ecosystems directly or indirectly?
Plants and
Animals directly interact with ecosystems. For example, some animals depend on plants for their food and plants grow and directly provide food for some animals.
Which technology do we use to gain data and information about endangered species?
We use radio tracking collars to track their daily movements, temperature, and signs of life.
What is the latitudinal biodiversity gradient?
What is, shows the areas around the globe that have the most biodiversity.
Where are most tundra ecosystems located?
what is, the Arctic in the Northern Hemisphere
Why is sunlight important for photosynthesis?
What is, sunlight provides energy that plants need to convert carbon dioxide and water to glucose and oxygen.
What happens when the nutrients are back in the soil?
Plants can use them to grow and then feed the nutrients to animals and people.
What does Time Lapse Photography do?
Time Lapse Photography is a field camera that stays for a long period of time. While taking pictures when motion is detected.
Biodiversity, why do we study it ?
What is, to help the health of species.
What is an ecosystem?
What is, a network of interactions among living organisms and their environments
Explain how photosynthesis helps both plants and humans
Photosynthesis helps plants by making food that they use for energy and growth. It helps humans by producing oxygen for us to breath and by removing carbon dioxide from the air
What happens when biotic factors die?
Decomposers break them down and help return their nutrients back into the soil.
What are three technologies that we can use to help gain information about ecosystems and animals that we learned this year?
Technologies we can use are Time lapse photography, radio tracking collars, and drones.