Biodiversity

GENETIC DIVERSITY
Different characteristics (color, size, shape, etc.) of a single species

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SPECIES DIVERSITY
Amount of different species in an ecosystem (rabbits, plants, etc.)

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Organisms
Things that are living – living things (ex. Plants, animals, micro-organisms)

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ECOSYSTEM DIVERSITY Variation in ecosystems found in a region OR variations in ecosystems found on the entire planet (ex. forest regions in Ontario)

Species diversity
Amount of different species in an ecosystem (rabbits, plants, etc.)

Genetic diversity
Different characteristics (colour, size, shape, etc.) of a single species

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TYPES OF DIVERSITIES

It means non living things that affects its environment.

A living organism that effects its environment.

Ecosystems
A community of interacting organisms and their environment.
Includes the food chain – interconnection of living things, if one goes out of place, the whole system may collapse.

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Diversity = different, many different kinds
Bio = “biology” – life, living things
Biodiversity = many different kinds of living things
Ex. under the “category” of plants, they are different in ways such as size, shapes, colours, etc.

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COSYSTEM DIVERSITY
Variation in ecosystems found in a region OR variations in ecosystems found on the entire planet (ex. forest regions in Ontario)

Organisms
Things that are living – living things (ex. Plants, animals, micro-organisms)

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