Biodiversity Food for Thought

  1. What is biodiversity? Why does it matter? Be specific.
  2. How is biodiversity related to medicine? To the food we eat?
  3. List three biotic and three abiotic components of a biome.
  4. List all 8 biomes, two features of each, and a specific location of where this biome exists.
  5. What biomes can you find in Canada/ What biome are you in?
  6. What other countries have the same biomes as Canada? List three different biomes and where they are located.
  7. Why do you think these biomes are found in different countries? What similarities do these two locations have (eg. temperature? moisture? landforms?)?
  8. What is the difference between a biome, an ecosystem and habitat?
  9. In what ways are we losing habitat?
  10. Why is habitat fragmentation detrimental to biodiversity?
  11. How do plants benefit from animals? How do animals benefit from plants?
  12. How do forests and wetlands keep our drinking water clean?
  13. What would happen if we lost biodiversity in Canada? In the world?
  14. List three ways you can help protect biodiversity in your community.

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