Unit 2: Biodiversity

Learn what’s inside a tomato seed, how it travels, and all the things it needs to germinate and grow.

Learn about the pollination, fertilization, germination and growth of tomato plants.

Insects and other animals that are pollinators of plants play an important role in ecosystems.

What adaptations and processes do trees in northern climates have to survive winter?

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

Learn about the important plant functions of photosynthesis, respiration and transpiration

In this introductory activity, students will read two articles about the issue of fish mislabelling and complete two graphic organizers to identify the issue, its implications and possible solutions. They will complete the organizers individually and in pairs, and then discuss the results with the whole class.

Learn about pollination and other forms of sexual reproduction in plants. And did you know that plants can also reproduce asexually?

Plants need to exchange gases and water with their environment as part of photosynthesis. Some plant cells have evolved specifically for this purpose.

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

Learn about two taxonomy systems that scientists use to classify the life around us.

Cloning makes it possible to bring extinct species back to life. But is that a good idea?

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

9 images of plants in some large naturally occuring habitats called biomes such as tundra, grasslands and boreal forests

6 images of some seedlings sprouting as one of the stages towards full plant growth