Impacts of climate change on biodiversity
I can describe impacts of climate change on biodiversity, including plants and animals.
- Year 9
Impacts of climate change on biodiversity
I can describe impacts of climate change on biodiversity, including plants and animals.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Species have adaptations that enable them to live and thrive in the conditions of their habitat
- Human emissions of greenhouse gases are leading to global warming and climate change
- Climate change is changing the conditions in habitats, so species may be less well adapted to live there
- Some, but not all, species can survive changes in conditions by migrating to a new habitat
- Climate change, including more frequent extreme weather events, can lead to biodiversity loss
Keywords
Habitat - the place where an organism lives, which provides the organism with food, shelter and a place to reproduce
Adaptation - a feature that organisms have to help them live and survive in a particular place
Climate change - a long-term shift in weather patterns
Biodiversity - the range of different living organisms (species) in an ecosystem
Evolution - the characteristics of species gradually change over time, sometimes forming new species; this process is called evolution
Common misconception
Thinking that species can choose or plan to evolve new adaptations to help them to survive climate change.
Part 2 of the lesson explores the idea that evolution occurs at random and may be too slow to save many species from climate change.
Equipment
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Features that enable a species to live and thrive in its habitat are called __________ .
Q2.Which organism has adaptations that allow it to be camouflaged?
Q3.Who explains correctly what biodiversity is?
Q4.A long-term shift in weather patterns is called __________ change.
Q5.On the basis of the available evidence, 99% of scientists believe that …
Q6.Most scientists agree that climate change is being caused by human emissions of gases that enhance the effect.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match each word to its correct definition.
Q2.True or false? Most species are adapted to live in many different habitats with many different conditions.
Q3.Who is correct about what will happen if the conditions in a habitat change?
