Biodiversity

What is Biodiversity?

Biodiversity is the rich variety of life on Earth. There's variety in genes, variety among species, and a variety of ecosystems. Everything is interconnected, or dependent on everything else!

Biodiversity

Biodiversity Stuff:

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How far have your groceries traveled? Find out!
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From Madagascar to Indonesia, travel around the world with Museum scientists.
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Conservation biologist Ana Luz Porzecanski answers kids' questions.
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Museum scientists answer kids' questions!
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Explore how Eleanor is protecting the world's animals and plants.
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Did you know that biodiversity provides us with things that we need?
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What unique plants and animals live in this island nation's diverse habitats? 
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Find out what lives in the deep sea, coral reef, and continental shelf.
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Join scientist George Amato on his quest to stop criminals smuggling illegal goods.
Hands-on

Learn how to create a scientific illustration of a monarch butterfly in a few easy steps!
Game + Hands-on

Play this game to find out how a law protects animals and plants.
Hands-on

Make your own bird feeder and record your observations in a bird journal.
Reading

Why are many animal and plant species dying out forever?
Hands-on

Find out how biodiversity depends on you.
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Learn about the diagrams scientists use to organize all the groups of living things.
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Check out these fascinating fish from Africa's lower Congo River.
Hands-on

Start a field journal, and track how your favorite critter looks and behaves.
Reading

Take a virtual stroll through a city park for a close-up look at some hidden inhabitants.
Hands-on

Send a note to a friend with these colorful letterheads.
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Why is Ana fascinated by the rich variety of life on Earth? Find out!
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Watch these videos to explore Felicity's work as a conservation biologist.
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Find out why Alice in Wonderland is Mandë's favorite poison story.
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Can poisons be used for good? Yes, and Robert will tell you why.
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What's threatening planet Earth and how can we protect it? Find out more in these videos of kids at the Museum.
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Take a world-wide tour of biodiversity with three scientists.
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Find out about Taiwan's fascinating fluttering insects.
Hands-on

Invent a story about an endangered species. Then draw and write about it!
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Visit three national parks and monuments. What can you discover with just your eyes?
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Explore this family tree of living things on Earth.
Game + Hands-on

In this group game, discover how all the players in an ecosystem depend on each other to survive.
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Come explore three different rain forest habitats.
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Test your knowledge about the variety of life on Earth with this quiz.
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Test your knowledge about the major groups of life on Earth.
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Will it kill you or cure you? Test your knowledge with this quiz.
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Biodiversity is the rich variety of life on Earth. But why is it important?
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Explore some surprising ways that organisms get the food that they need.
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Explore some of the inventive ways that help living things reproduce and their offspring survive.
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Discover some of the amazing ways that organisms have evolved to keep from being eaten.
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Is this animal a rodent, a primate, or a raccoon's relative? Take a guess!