Biodiversity Objective Sheet
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Name _________________________________
Describe 5 reasons that any species should be protected.
Give three examples of medicines used today that originally came from organisms.
Define and give examples of the terms: harvesting, biomimicry and ecotourism.
What is biodiversity?
Define and give three examples of ecosystem services.
What is the difference between threatened, endangered, and extinct?
7. Explain the difference between the three types of biodiversity – ecological, species and genetic.
8. Describe five reasons species become endangered.
9. What is an invasive species? Name three types of invasive species here in Texas. Explain why they
take over an area when they arrive.
10. What is the most serious threat to biodiversity?
11. What is biomagnification? Give an example to illustrate your definition.
12. Describe the life history of the Monarch butterfly.
13. Explain why the Monarch is not legally endangered, but it is in danger.
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What is wildlife management?
What are some tools that wildlife managers use to help species?
How do hunters contribute to wildlife management?
How is the term “hunting” different from the term “poaching”.
Name three species that are no longer endangered because of human management. Know why
each one was endangered and how its population increased again.
19. What is the purpose of the ESA and when was it created?
20. What Federal agencies are responsible for implementing the ESA?
21. Describe the life history of the Attwater’s prairie chicken.
22. Why is diversity important in our food crops? Why is it risky to use only a few types of plants for
food?
23. Which crops make up half of the American diet?
24. How might wild ancestral species help our domesticated crops?
25. How can YOU help protect biodiversity in your daily life?
Monday Oct 13
Tues Oct 14
Notes –
Biodiversity – 5
reasons to
protect it
Notes – Why are
species
endangered?
Wed Oct 15
PSAT – 7:5511:20
Senior meeting
9:30
Periods 1,3,5,7
Thursday Oct 16
Friday Oct 17
Regular Th
schedule 2,4,6
Monarch Quiz
Outside –
Monarch
tagging!
Monarch status
update and
what YOU can
do for them!
HW –
Worksheet:
Why protect
these species?
Outside –
Monarch
tagging!
Mon Oct 20
Tuesday Oct 21
Worksheet due!
Wed Oct 22/ Thursday Oct 23
Notes – Wildlife
management
Activity – Bird
Banding
Quiz – Wildlife management (Obj
#14-18)
HW –
permission slip!
HW –
permission slip,
study for
wildlife
management
quiz
Notes – the Endangered Species
Act
Tuesday Oct 28
Wed Oct 29/Th Oct 30
Fri Oct 31
Stamp
Photojournal
Expectation
Biomagnification sheet for points
review
Start video –
HW – Complete Botany of Desire
Photojournal
expectation
HW – Come
Sheet; Log in to
prepared for
the HUB
field trip!!!
FIELD TRIP to ARMAND BAYOU!
Wear long pants, closed-toe shoes.
Bring lunch and water bottle.
Video – Botany
of Desire finish
and discuss
Camera needed for photo journal
assignment!
HW –
Photojournal!
Mon Nov 3
Tues Nov 4
Wed Nov 5/Th Nov 6
Fri Nov 7
Computer Room
workday!
Review Day
TEST – BIODIVERSITY
HW – Study!
HW - Photojournal
PHOTOJOURNAL
DUE!!! MAJOR
GRADE!!!!!
HW – complete
2 Monarch
handouts
Mon Oct 27
Assign Photo
Journal
HW –
Photojournal
Worksheet due!
HW – get
permission slip
signed!
Friday Oct 24
Success Stories –
What can we do
to help?
Activity – Design a recovery plan
HW – permission slip
HW – Log in to the HUB!
Presentations!