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Chapter 11.1 Class discussion
 * 1) What are the three kinds of biodiversity?
 * 2) What are the three definitions of a species?
 * 3) How is taxonomy changing?
 * 4) How many species are there worldwide?
 * 5) What is a biodiversity hot spot? and why are they important?

Chapter 11.2 Class discussion
 * 1) What are the four ways we benefit from biodiversity?

Chapter 11.3 Class discussion
 * 1) That are the 9 threats to biodiversity?
 * 2) extinction - natural
 * 3) extinction - accelerated
 * 4) Habitat
 * 5) Invasive species - define
 * 6) Invasive species - examples
 * 7) Pollution
 * 8) Human
 * 9) Overharvesting
 * 10) Commercial and live capture
 * 11) Why are island more
 * 12) Case study - which is it?
 * 13) What can you do?

**__ Chapters 11& 12: BIODIVERSITY ASSIGNMENT __** Chapters 11 & 12 cover the topic of **biodiversity**. Your **learning objectives** for this chapter are to understand: - what biodiversity means and how it is measured - benefits of high biodiversity - threats to biodiversity - solutions for maintaining and increasing biodiversity

__ Your **final assessments** on this chapter will be: __

1)A short (about 20-25 questions) multiple choice **quiz** (quiz grade) 2)Town Meeting (test grade) 3) The [|Bioblitz Data Sheet.doc] field study activity (part of your May Environmental Project grade ) = = = =