Lesson 4.9.6

Lesson 6 - Biodiversity

Get Focused

A variety of organism are required for an ecosystem to work properly. What happens when some of those organisms are lost ? In this lesson we will learn about the importance of biodiversity and investigate some of the things that threaten biodiversity.

Consider the following essential questions as you complete Lesson 5 :

  • What is an endangered species ?
  • What is habitat fragmentation ?
  • What is habitat destruction ?
  • What are invasive species ?

assignment Module 9: Lesson 6 Assignment

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Vocabulary

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Read pages 453 - 462 in the Science 20 textbook

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Reflect and Connect

Much of the Earth's naturally occurring plants have been replaced with food crops used for human consumption. What is the danger to mankind associated with the growing and being dependent on a limited number of plant species. Post your answer to the discussion forum.

Lesson Summary

In this lesson you learned about the importance of biodiversity and some things that threaten biodiversity.

Module 10 will look at changes in populations