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Cluster 1: Diversity of Living Things

African savanna

Savanna Biome

Backgrounders

Learn about the location, plants, animals, human impacts and conservation of the savanna biome.

Monument Valley, Arizona

Desert Biome

Backgrounders

Learn about the location, plants, animals, human impacts and conservation of the desert biome.

Wild elk in boreal forest, Banff National Park

Boreal Forest/Taiga Biome

Backgrounders

Learn about the location, plants, animals, human impacts and conservation of the boreal forest/Taiga biome and meet Anne-Claude Pépin who is a fire management technician.

Frobisher Bay near Baffin Island

Arctic Tundra Biome

Backgrounders

Learn about the location, plants, animals, human impacts and conservation of the arctic tundra biome.

Variety of plant groups in Banff National Park, Alberta

Plant Taxonomy

Backgrounders

Learn about the categories, or phylum, of the plant kingdom with examples from each.

Dragonfly

What is an Insect?

Interactives

The What is an Insect? e-book explores the amazing world of insects while showing the characteristics and diversity of insects.

guppies

Why are Guppies so Diverse?

STEM Explained

Different members of a species can have different traits. You can see this in a species found at your local pet store - guppies!

fossil plants and animals

Why Scientists Believe in Evolution

STEM Explained

Scientists have accumulated so much evidence in the theory of evolution that it is one of the most widely-accepted theories in science.

A pot of gold at the end of a rainbow

What's in a Rainbow?

STEM Explained

Rainbows are beautiful examples of optics in nature. We see them thanks to the reflection and refraction of visible light and water.

Red Onion, Parsnips, Lettuce

Vegetables

Picture Collections

14 images of some plants such as carrots, cabbage and leeks whose roots, stems or leaves are used for food

Iguana

Reptiles

Picture Collections

10 images of some cold-blooded vertebrates such as snakes, lizards and alligators typically having dry, scaly skin

Sunlight

Plants: Needs

Picture Collections

8 images representing some of the needs of plants for healthy growth such as water, nutrients and light

Plant

Plants: Parts

Picture Collections

12 images of some major parts of plants such as stems, roots, flowers and leaves

Fennel Seeds

Plants: Seeds

Picture Collections

6 images of some seeds which are the fertilized part of a plant used for germinating new plants such as fennel, kiwis and pumpkins

various marine microorganisms as they appear under a microscope

Marine Microbiology: Meet the Microbes of the Sea!

STEM Explained

The ocean is full of very small but very useful creatures called microbes. Without them, none of the sea plants or animals you’ve seen would exist!