10.3 species diversity & human activities

Question 1

what does genetically modified plants result in?

Answer 1

monoculture

Question 2

what does fertilisers & pesticides result in?

Answer 2

eutrophication & kills off beneficial insects

Question 3

what does mechanisation result in?

Answer 3

no crop rotation / intercropping

Question 4

what does larger farms lead to?

Answer 4

overgrazing with sheep

Question 5

what does removing habitats lead to?

Answer 5

removes woodland & hedgerows, uses fences instead

Question 6

name the conservation techniques:
H H P W T P F C I M V H

Answer 6

H - maintain hedgerows
H - plant hedges
P - maintain & create ponds
W - not draining wet corners on fields
T - plant native trees
P - use biological control instead of pesticides
F - organic fertilisers
C - crop rotation
I - intercropping
M - create natural meadows
V - leave verges & field edges
H - conservative headlands