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What is Biodiversity?
All living things we know of are part of the Earth's biodiversity, the diversity of life. The concept of biodiversity can be divided up in levels such as on an ecosystem level, a species level and a genetic level. In these pages we are restricting our view of biodiversity to species. We're building a sort of tree of life.
In the following pages we will introduce you to the native sea turtles as well as a whole assortment of introduced frogs, lizards, snakes and turtles. Hawaii is unique in that there were no land reptiles or amphibians that were able to colonize the islands on their own! What got here? Find out fo
Information on North American animals and plants with illustrations, text, activities, and access to a naturalist.
When animals in southern Africa are sick, often the first place their caretakers look for help is from native plants.
Use your submarine's lights to search for life forms in the window below. Move your mouse cursor around until you find one, then click on it to bring up an information screen from the computer's database. You may return to this screen at any time and continue searching. You may also access each of the creatures directly by clicking their names in the database window at the bottom of the page.
A submarine capable of miniaturization has been pirated from the Yellowstone Ministry of Mysteries-and you are on the mission to retrieve it! As you trek through the park's "hot colors," you will experience the hidden worlds of microorganisms. These are worlds where human life cannot exist, where organisms draw energy from chemicals as well as from sunlight, and where extremes are the norm. Learn how these tiny life forms may represent the origin of life on the Earth and the possibility of life on other planets.
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Updated on 2009-11-11
Created on 2007-12-02
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