Chapter 17 Biodiversity Flashcards
The variety of living things
Biodiversity
Main ting ecosystems for the future
Sustainability
Natural ecosystems have a large number of different ……… which……with each other
Species
Interact
How do humans rely on the natural world? Name 3
Crops to feed livestock
Bees are needed to pollinate flowers
Plants provide us with food to eat
Four human activities that can have a bad affect in the natural worlds
Modern metjods of food production
Extractions of raw materials
Pollution
Fossil fuels
Conservation
The wise management of our natural resources
Humans need to find a sustainable way of what?
Producing food for the growing population
What are firsts cleared for?
Make way for homes, roads and agriculture
Monoculture
Where one species of plants are grown and sprayed insects that feed off that plant can’t live there
Overuse of….., …….and …… can threaten biodiversity
Herbicides
Pesticides
Fertilizers
Ways to conserve biodiversity in modern agriculture
Organic farming
Crop rotation
Organisations that offer support to farmers
Illegal hunting can cause
Disruption to biodiversity
Extinction in extreme cases
Overfishing
When too many fish are taken from the sea
What prevents overfishing?
Fish quotas
Vertical farms
Buildings where each floor is designed to grow crops
