Biodiversity..

Biological diversity aka Biodiversity is

The wide variety of organisms on earth

Habitat The place where the organisms lives and reproduces

Biodiversity..

Classification of organisms

Animals
made up of

Biodiversity

Plants
made up of

Invertebrates
examples

Vertebrates
classified into

Flowering plants
classified into

Non-flowering plants
classified into

Earthworm Squid Octopus Beetle

Fish Amphibians Reptiles Birds Mammals

Monocotyledon Dicotyledon

Algae Fungi Moss Fern

Classification of animals

Classification of animals (vertebrates)

Classification of animals (vertebrates)

Classification of animals (vertebrates)

Classification of animals (vertebrates)

Classification of animals (vertebrates)

Classification of plants (flowering plants)

Compare plant (a) and plant (b)

Example : plants classification

Importance of biodiversity
Source of food

we eat variety of plants and animals that provides us with different nutrients
to make houses, furniture, handicrafts & textiles uses the extracts of various plants and animals forests and wetland filter water again and again plants take in carbon dioxide from the air and release oxygen into it.

Source of materials

Source of medicine

Clean water Air to breath

Maintaining biodiversity

Protect and manage habitat

Educate people Use animals, plants, land and water wisely Protect threatened species