INSECTS AND PLANTS Flashcards
(15 cards)
Contributions of Bee Pollination:
- Food processing
- Raw materials
- Medicines
- Fibers
- Social, cultural values
- Maintenance of biodiversity
- Environmental protection
Without bee pollination, _____________ of all global crop production would be lost, needing changes in human diet and expansion of agricultural lands to resolve shortfalls in crop production
5-8%
Challenges Faced by Bees
- Shifts in land use
- Climate change
- Pesticides
- Genetics
- Cultivation Management
Aid in fruits, seeds and vegetable production through pollination
Improve soil physical condition
Dead bodies and droppings serve as fertilizer
Consume dead plant matter
insects
Entire leaf consumed
Distinct sections of leaf missing
Leaf skeletonized
chewing damage
Spotting or stippling on leaf resulting from localized destruction of chlorophyll
Random stipple pattern on leaf
General uniform stippling, flecking, bronzing or chlorotic pattern on leaf
sucking damage
as known is synonymous with preservation which denotes protection and in the case of plants is referring to safeguarding the plant resources
conservation
a serious global concern
considered to be a major threat to agriculture
Results to extreme floods and droughts, soil degradation, water ages, and increased occurrence of destructive pests and diseases which adversely affect agricultural productivity and consequently, food security
climate change
Philippines ranks ______ among the highest disaster risk indices worldwide
9th
climate change cost the country almost ____________ per year until 2050
PhP145 billion
loss of dwelling places due to clearing
species displacement
vanishing habitats
contamination of air, water and land surfaces
altering quality of resources
pollution
A condition in which utility levels do not decrease over time.
Thus, a sustainable society could be thought of as a paradigm for properly managing resources to ensure that the present average quality of life is accessible to all future generations.
While wood can be replaced by leather, labor by machines and metal by plastic,
roads cannot replace oak tree forests.
Sustainable Development with Reference to Utility
Entails using the environment to fulfill our current needs while also not damaging it in such a way that future generations would be unable to fulfill their needs through it.
sustainable development
the 1984 final report by the World Commission on Environment and Development (Brundtland Commission) titled ___________________.
Our Common Future
