Activity 3: Study the illustration below about species diversity in a garden and answer the uestions that follow. Write your answers in your science notebook. 1. Which species in the garden = sunflower = honey bee = bermuda grass COLD = clover community has the: highest number? lowest number? 2. What conditions would change if one of the species is lost? 3. Describe the importance of species diversity in maintaining the balance of ecosystem.
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Answer:1. Which plant or animal is there the most? Which is there the least? - Most: There are the most sunflowers. - Least: There are the fewest honeybees. 2. What would happen if one type disappears? If one type disappears, things would change. For example: - No more sunflowers: The bees would have less food, so there might be fewer bees. Other things that depend on sunflowers would also be affected. - No more bees: The sunflowers and other plants wouldn't get pollinated as much, so there might be fewer of them. - No more grass or clover: The soil might not be as healthy, and other plants and animals might not have a good place to live. 3. Why is it important to have lots of different plants and animals? It's important to have many different plants and animals because it makes the environment stronger. If something bad happens (like a disease), the whole environment is less likely to be harmed if there are many different types of plants and animals. They all help each other, like bees helping flowers make seeds.
