Biodiversity

Life is full of diversity, and therefore so is the biology of living things. Hence, we have the word, biodiversity. Biodiversity is a wonderful concept and displays the various facets of life on the earth as we know it. This week we will learn a bit more concerning the biodiversity of life in Unit 8, and then move on to Unit 9, Preserving Biodiversity, which focuses fully on the question of the variety and number of organisms in the world today.

The homework for this week was 8.2 Reading A1; B1, 2, 3; C 1, 2; E 1, 2; F 1, 2. Most of you did quite well on A and B1 and 2, a few of  you couldn't quite finish B3. I wrote many comments on your homework in google drive, and I'll explain them to you in class. In addition, C2 seemed to confuse a lot of people, but it is really not that hard. I'll explain that to you in class as well. E was not a problem for most students; however F both 1 and 2 seemed to a bit problematic. I will explain these in class to you as well.

In addition to checking the homework, we will probably read the Biosphere and Ecosystems together. Then we will move on to Unit 9, Preserving Biodiversity, which will help us learn about the fragile systems of the biological world. Preserving biodiversity is akin to saving the environment or conserving the natural world for other after us. We will learn about the fragmentation of habitats and about problem with exploiting our natural resources. We will also learn about a change in the gene population and preserving the natural habitats on the earth.

The homework for the following week will probably by 9.1 Vocabulary (what we don't do in class), 9.3 Extending Skills (not sure what sections yet), and perhaps some on 9.4 Extending Skills, which is particularly interesting and useful. It looks like a lot of reading but it is very useful for you. Please keep on trying! See you in the next class.