Unit 3 - Using Earth's Resources - Lesson 10 - Resource Demand Flashcards
(5 cards)
1
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What is a Habitat?
A
The natural environment of any species; its home.
2
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What is Sustainable?
A
Can be carried on into the future without doing any harm.
3
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What is Mass Extinction?
A
When a large number of species die off of over a quite short period of time, for example because of the ice age.
4
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What is Biodiversity?
A
The variety of living things in a place.
5
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Bee are important for food security. Explain why.
A
Bees pollinate crops, flowers and trees to make nutritious food. With nutritious food, food security is invalid because people won’t be able to grow crops as bees are the biggest pollinators. Also, bees are the main resource to making honey. They are not only consumed by humans but also for livestock in the meat and dairy industry.
