The document summarizes a zoology seminar on biodiversity and conservation. It defines biodiversity and describes the different levels of biological diversity. It then discusses threats to biodiversity such as habitat loss and overexploitation. The document advocates for biodiversity conservation and outlines several steps to conserve biodiversity, including protecting ecosystems, sustainable agriculture, and combating climate change.

2. ZOOLOGY SEMINAR By Watson & Crick group Std XII.A

4. WELCOME...... :D

5. BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION

6. BIODIVERSITY

8. Biological diversity - or biodiversity - is a term we use to describe the variety of life on Earth. It refers to the wide variety of ecosystems and living organisms: animals, plants, their habitats and their genes

16. Biodiversity supports many ecosystem services that are often not readily visible. It plays a part in regulating the chemistry of our atmosphere and water supply. Biodiversity is directly involved in water purification, recycling nutrients and providing fertile soils.

24. HOW MANY SPECIES ARE THERE IN INDIA? 250,000(12) 15,000(6) Flowering Plants 21,730(11) 2546(5) Fishes 4,522(10) 197(4) Amphibians 6,550(9) 408(3) Reptiles 9,702(8) 1224(2) Birds 4,629(7) 350(1) Mammals Number of species in the world (SW) Number of species in India (SI) Group

25. Patterns of biodiversity

35. Threats to biodiversity

48. BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION

55. The present scenario...

73. Organizations came forward for the conservation of biodiversity

77. How beautiful our earth is when biodiversity is conserved...?

78. Thank you.....

79. THE END