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Biodiversity is defined as the variation of life forms. Conservation biology aims to protect species, their habitats, and ecosystems. Of all species that have existed on earth, 99. Percent are now extinct.
Biodiversity is defined as the variation of life forms. Conservation biology aims to protect species, their habitats, and ecosystems. Of all species that have existed on earth, 99. Percent are now extinct.
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Biodiversity is defined as the variation of life forms. Conservation biology aims to protect species, their habitats, and ecosystems. Of all species that have existed on earth, 99. Percent are now extinct.
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• Biodiversity is defined as the variation of life forms • The biodiversity found on Earth today consists of many millions of distinct biological species
SLIDE NO. 11 – STUDY SPECIES
• Many plants and animals have unique features for their adaptations • There is the possibility of discovering the secrets they contain for the development of new life-saving medicines and of invaluable models for medical research
SLIDE NO. 12 – STUDY SPECIES
• An example would be Upis ceramboides a darkling beetle, native to Alaska • It can survive temperatures as low as minus 60̊ C • It’s sercret: xylomannan • Scientists hope that synthetic xylomannan will allow organs intended for transplant to be frozen without risk of damaged • It may also be possible to genetically modify crop plants so that they can make their own xylomannan to fortify themselves against frost Isabel
SLIDE NO. 3: - CONSERVATION BIOLOGY
• Conservation biology is defined as the study of the of Earth's biodiversity with the aim of protecting species, their habitats, and ecosystems. SLIDE NO. 4: - CONSERVATION BIOLOGY • We are losing plants, animals and microorganisms, perhaps most of which are still undiscovered, that for all we know may contain valuable new medicines. SLIDE NO. 5: - CONSERVATION BIOLOGY • The mass reduction in biodiversity is caused primarily by human activity, particularly the destruction of plant and animal habitats. SLIDE NO. 13 – ENDANGERED SPECIES PRESERVATION • Recent rapid environmental modifications have been causing extinctions. Of all species that have existed on Earth, it is estimated that 99.9 percent are now extinct. SLIDE NO. 14 – ENDANGERED SPECIES PRESERVATION • This threatens losses in the esthetic quality of the world, in economic opportunity, and in vital ecosystem services. SLIDE NO. 15 – ENDANGERED SPECIES PRESERVATION • Scientists study the reproductive biology of animals to better understand them so as to increase chances of successful breeding of animals
• Gene pools are also created to increase chances of successful breeding of
animals and prevent inbreeding SLIDE NO. 16 – ENDANGERED SPECIES PRESERVATION • Another example would be cloning, albeit a more controversial one.
• Some scientist hope to collect cell samples from a variety of endangered
species while their numbers are still high, thus ensuring that a range of genetic diversity is essentially bottled. Should the population disappear the original pool of genes can be regenerated through cloning. Hykael
SLIDE NO. 6: - What role do scientists play in maintaining
biodiversity? • Scientists play a vital role in maintaining biodiversity.
SLIDE NO. 7: - What role do scientists play in maintaining
biodiversity?
They :
1. Discover new species
2. Study species
3. Preserve endangered species
SLIDE NO. 8: - Discover new species
• New species are regularly discovered • Each year scientists record about another 18,000 new species of plants and animals
SLIDE NO. 9: - Discover new species
• To date, Biologists have described and classified about 1.7 million plants and animals • It is estimated that there are still over five million species waiting to be discovered
SLIDE NO. 9: - Discover new species
• One example would be when scientists discovered an unexpected patch of green while scrolling around on Google earth
• Scientists have discovered three new butterflies and one new