BIODIVERSITY

Prepared by:
Nornizam bin Jamal
 Variety of Living Organisms
1) Diversity of organisms and habitats

- habitat: Natural environment in which an

organism live and breeds.
- Variety of living organisms in a habitat :
BIODIVERSITY
 Microorganisms
microorganisms

bacteria virus

Protozoa Algae

fungi
Classification of Animals
Animals

Invertebrates
Vertebrates
(No backbones)

Fish Reptiles Mammals

• snails
•Insects
Amphibian Birds
•Leeches
•Centipedes
•Millipedes
•Worms
Cover with
Slimy
Cover
furScales,
/Hard
with
hair,
Moist
feather,
Dry
feed
has
Skin
Scales
their
fins
has
and
young
beak
tailswith milk
 Classification of Plants
Plants
Flowering plants Non-flowering plants

Monocotyledon Dicotyledon Conifer

Seed 1 cotyledon Seed 2 cotyledons Algae

Leaves: Parallel vein Leaves: Network vein Mosses

Roots: Fibrous Roots: Tap root Ferns

Stem: Non-woody Stem: Woody stem

Fungi
Flower: multiples 3 Flower: Multples 2 & 5
 Importance of Biodiversity??
 Maintains the balance in nature

 Enables the survival of all species through

the interdependence among living things.
 Importance for human???
 Sources of:
1. Food
2. Medicines and herbs
3. Clean water
4. Clean air (remove carbon dioxide,
release oxygen)
5. Raw materials – timber, paper, silk