Describing Biodiversity
Students explore how biodiversity includes diversity of species and ecosystems. They learn classification systems based on morphological and molecular characteristics.
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Students explore how biodiversity includes diversity of species and ecosystems. They learn classification systems based on morphological and molecular characteristics.
Key Questions
- What is biodiversity and how is it measured?
- How do we classify organisms using hierarchical systems?
- Why is binomial nomenclature important in scientific communication?
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