When we study biodiversity, we are studying everything! Well, not quite everything – first we have to rule out all non-living things and then we study everything else – everything LIVING. Bio means life and we’ll be looking at the amazing diversity of life on this planet.
The following site explains how Ontario manages wildlife and natural resources to maintain healthy ecosystems.
http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/en/Business/Biodiversity/2ColumnSubPage/STEL02_166803.html
Classification of Living Things
A study of biodiversity includes looking at how living things are classified. Here is an acronym to help us remember the 8 major ranks of classification:
“De King Phillip Came Over For Good Soup” helps you remember the order of….
“Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species”
Classification of Living Things Resource Websites
The following links are useful resources to help us complete our “Classification of Living Things” wall chart in class:
Domains of Life http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/Life/classification_intro.html
Plant Kingdom Classification http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0932480.html
Animals without an internal skeleton: Invertebrates
Animals with an internal skeleton: Vertebrates
Index to Plant Families http://www.floresflowers.com/taxa/
Biodiversity Project Resource Sites
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species:
Catalogue of Life:
