Slide 1What is Biodiversity? Biodiversity refers to the number of different species in a given area. First we have to catalog all the species. Thus far the species known…

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Slide 1Invasive Species Florida is well known for its variety of native plant and animal species…… Slide 2 Florida Panther Slide 3 Sabal Palmetto Slide 4 Manatee Slide…

Slide 1 22 Sustaining Wild Species Miller’s - Living in the Environment 13 th Edition Slide 2 Factors Affecting Biodiversity Factors that increase biodiversity 1)Physically…

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Slide 1 Taxonomy The science of classifying organisms. Classify To arrange according to similarities or differences. Slide 2 Why classify? Biologists use classification to…

Slide 1 Bellwork: Get out your notes! Just write the answer. Is it co-evolution, convergent evolution, or divergent evolution? A. The tortoises on the Galapagos islands share…

Slide 1 Applied Ecology The principles of ecology are applied in many ways. There are obvious applications in conservation biology, but also in many other areas… Examples:…

Slide 1 LIVING IN THE ENVIRONMENT 17 TH MILLER/SPOOLMAN Chapter 9 Sustaining Biodiversity: The Species Approach Slide 2 9-1 What Role Do Humans Play in the Extinction of…

Slide 1 Slide 2 AP Biology Lecture #44 Classification Slide 3 Organisms classified from most general group, domain, down to most specific, species – domain, kingdom, phylum,…