Biodiversity and stability

• Biodiversity


  How varied living things are in a specific area
• Stability


  The resilience to withstand changes that may occur in the environment
• Why organisms are important

  • Their products are source of food, medicine, clothing, shelter, and energy
  • They are important in maintaining balance in the ecosystem by performing their specific roles
• Importance of organisms


  • Maintain the quality of natural bodies of water
  • Prevent soil erosion and floods
  • Cycle minerals in the soil and absorb pollutants
  • Feed on insects and pests which control the population of organisms in a certain environment
• Categories of species value

  • Direct economic value
  • Indirect economic value
  • Aesthetic value
• Direct economic value


  The species' products are sources of food, medicine, clothing, shelter, and energy
• Indirect economic value


  Benefits produced by the organism without using them
• Aesthetic value


  The species provides visual or artistic enjoyment
• Biodiversity


  How varied living things are in a specific area
• Stability


  The resilience to withstand changes that may occur in the environment
• Why organisms are important

  • Their products are source of food, medicine, clothing, shelter, and energy
  • They are important in maintaining balance in the ecosystem by performing their specific roles
• Why organisms are important (continued)

  • Some species maintain the quality of natural bodies of water
  • Some prevent soil erosion and floods, cycle minerals in the soil and absorb pollutants
  • Others feed on insects and pests which control the population of organisms in a certain environment
• Categories of species value

  • Direct economic value
  • Indirect economic value
  • Aesthetic value
• Direct economic value


  The species is considered to have direct economic value if their products are sources of food, medicine, clothing, shelter, and energy
• Indirect economic value


  A species has an indirect value if there are benefits produced by the organism without using them
• Aesthetic value


  Lots of species provide visual or artistic enjoyment