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1.1 the varietyof organisms
1. Living things
are called organisms.
There are many
kinds of organisms on
Earth.
2. The variety of
different types
organisms on Earth is
called biodiversity
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The placewhere organisms live is called the
habitat.
Biodiversity is found in various habitats such as
forests, ponds, deserts, seas and soil.
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The importance ofbiodiversity
Maintain the balance of nature
Sources of food
Attract tourists and so can contributes to the economy of the
country.
Sources of medicine
Raw material for industries
Education
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How to maintainbiodiversity?
Restricting Exploitation of Forest Resources
Reducing Pollution
Stop overharvesting
Protect habitat
Endangered species act
A. Invertebrates
a. Morethan 90% of animals are invertebrates
b. Since invertebrates have no backbone, they are
usually small in size.
c. Examples:
Inserts such as ants, butterflies, flies, and
cockroaches
Spiders
Crabs
Prawns
Worms
Mollusks such as snails
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B. Vertebrates
a. Smallergroup compared to invertebrates.
However, we are more familiar with this group
of animals
b. Since vertebrates have backbone to support their
weight, many vertebrates are large in size
c. Examples:
Elephants
Eagles
Whales
Snakes
Frogs
Clown fish
1.Common characteristics offish
Body covered with slimy scales for protection
Have fins and tail to swim
Streamlined bodies to swim well
Breathe through gills
Poikilothermic (body temperature changes with the
surrounding temperature)
Lay eggs
Carry out external fertilization (eggs are fertilized outside
the female body)
1. Common characteristicsof amphibians
• Body covered with moist skin
• Adults can live on land and water
• Adults breathe with lung on land and
through moist skin when in water
• Poikilothermic (body temperature changes
with the
surrounding temperature)
• Lay eggs covered with jelly-like substance
• Young amphibians live in water and breathe through
gills
• Carry out external fertilization (eggs are
fertilized outside the female body)
1. Common characteristicsof reptiles
•Body covered with hard and dry scales for protection
•Breathe with lungs
•Lay eggs with leathery shell
•Poikilotermic (body temperature changes with
surrounding temperature)
•Carry out internal fertilization (eggs are fertilized
inside the female body)
1.Common characteristics ofbirds
•Body covered with feathers
•Have wings and beak
•Breathe with lungs
• Homeothermic (body temperature remains constant)
•Lay eggs with hard shells
•Carry out internal fertilization (eggs are fertilized inside
the female body)
1. Common characteristicsof mammals
• Body covered with hair or fur
• Breathe with lungs
• Homeothermic (body temperature remains constant)
• Give birth to live young
• Carry out internal fertilization (eggs are fertilized inside
the female body)
• Young mammals feed on milk from their mother’s
mammary glands
Plants
Produce flowers Donot produce flowers
Needle-like
leaves
Leaves divided
into leaflets
Leave with
Leaves with parallel
veinsnetwork-like
veins
Single blade
leaves
Leaves divided
Into leaflets
Leaves with
network-like
veins
Leaves with
parallel veins
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Non-flowering plants
• Furtherdivided to conifers, ferns, mosses, and algae
• Conifers
Reproduce by seeds produced in cones
Have needle-like leaves
Example: casuarinas, pine
• Ferns
Reproduced by spores on the underside of leaves
Example: Bird’s nest fern, stag’s horn fern
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• Mosses
Reproduceby spores produced in capsules
Example: White moss
• Algae
Very simple plants
No proper roots, stems, leaves
Example: Seaweed
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Flowering
plants
•Produce flower forreproduction
•Flower fruits and seeds new plants
•Based on the seeds they produce, flowering plants can be further
divided into 2 groups
Flowering plants
Monocotyledons Dicotyledons
Have seeds with one cotyledon Have seeds with two cotyledon