Conservation of Species

Question 1

What has Human Society learnt?

Answer 1

Human society has: learned to use the environment to their advantage, numbers have risen dramatically, using more of Earth’s resources, damage to species with subsequent loss of biodiversity, leading to extinction.

Question 2

What is a Monoculture?

Answer 2

Replace natural areas with a monoculture – single species crop of plants in an area.

Question 3

What are anthropogenic causes of loss of biodiversity?

Answer 3

Human activities responsible for a loss of biodiversity are: hunting, killing threating animals, killing competitors for food, pollution, habitat destruction.