Life Science: Diversity of Life

Learn about the geology, chemistry and ecology of freshwater wetlands.

In this episode, Eric uses a hula-hoop to count and catalog all the creatures he finds in that space! Biodiversity represents the variety of living things in any ecosystem - including in your own backyard!

Mussels are a kind of invertebrate that filter food out of the water they live in. This makes them a great tool for monitoring environmental water quality and tracking bioaccumulation in aquatic food webs.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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