Why is biodiversity important to you?

to society?

Learning Goals:Learn about Biodiversity and Taxonomy

“You can’t build a reputation on what you are going to do”

Walk in someone else shoes

Decade for Biodiversity

Aichi Biodiversity Targets

Some examples of the targets are:

At least halve and, where feasible, bring close to zero the rate of loss of natural habitats, including forests

Establish a conservation target of 17% of terrestrial and inland water areas and 10% of marine and coastal areas

Restore at least 15% of degraded areas through conservation and restoration activities

Make special efforts to reduce the pressures faced by coral reefs

http://www.plantabillion.org/

For every dollar they will plant a tree

For every dollar you contribute I will contribute a dollar

Taxonomy

Carolus Linnaeus

Father of Taxonomy

Taxonomy: defining groups of biological organisms on the basis of shared characteristics and giving names to those groups

Solanum caule inerme herbaceo,Foliis pinnatis incisis,Racemis simplicibus

This was the formal name of a tomato:

After:Solanum lycopersicum

Homologous Traits: Traits that share common ancestry. Ex. Bat hands and human hands

Analogous Traits: Traits that appear to beSimilar in two unrelated organisms. Ex. Flight in birds and butterflies

Binomial Nomenclature:

2 latin words that name an organism

First word is Genus next is Species

How would you organize the following?

How do you organize your music?

Taxonomy