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Unit 6: Ecosystems and biodiversity

500 possible mastery points

About this unit

Why is biodiversity is so important? In this unit, you'll explore ecosystem dynamics and learn about the benefits humans get from healthy and diverse ecosystems.

Imagine eating at the same restaurant every day, and one day the restaurant disappears. Now imagine how pandas feel when the bamboo grove they eat at is gone!
Level up on the above skills and collect up to 240 Mastery points
"Everything depends on our ability to sustainably inhabit this earth and true sustainability will require us all to change our way of thinking on how we take from the earth and how we can give back." — Deb Haaland, Secretary of the Interior
Level up on the above skills and collect up to 160 Mastery points
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