Ecuador´s natural regions biodiversityBy: Nicolás Camacho

7th B

Thursday,Dic 4th,2014

1. What is biodiversity?Biodiversity is the varierity of life. Or another form of studying the

biodiversity is by an ecosystem.

2. What species exist in our environment? Here the humans in the planet share almost

an 8.7 million of species of animals that we interact with them in our lives.

Examples: Insects Birds Dogs Cats

3. What types of plants exist?Estuaries are one of the biggest

ecosystem in the world, so that there is a great diversity of animals and plants that live there.

4. Different types of biodiversityThere are three types of biodiversity:Species diversityGenetic diversity Ecosystem diversity

Species diversity refers to the variety of life.

Genetic diversity refers to the variations.

Ecosystem diversity refers to the great variety of animals or plants.

5. What percentage of animals are endangered? Over 44,838 species are listed by the

IUCN Red List criteria, and 16,928 are listed as threatened with extinction.

Examples:Hawaiian Monk Seal Island FoxBactrian CamelPhilippine Eagle

ConcusionMy personal opinioin is that I have

learned a lot of biodiversity and also I have learned about different types of species living in earth.

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