B18.7 Maintaining Biodiversity

Question 1

What is biodiversity ?

Answer 1

The variety of different species on earth

Question 2

Why is a rich biodiversity important ?

Answer 2

Helps to make ecosystems more stable

Question 3

What are the five ways of reducing the effects and preserving biodiversity ? BPHRR

Answer 3

Breeding programs
Protected land
Hedge rows between fields to provide habitats
Reduce deforestation
Recycle waste

Question 4

What are breeding programs ?

Answer 4

Human interference to increase a population of a species mainly those that are endangered

Question 5

Why are protected lands important ?

Answer 5

Helps to protect and preserve biodiversity

Question 6

What are the challenges with reducing our impact ?

Answer 6

It’s expensive
Puts jobs at risk
Population increase also means more resource demand

Question 7

How can individuals make a difference ?

Answer 7

Recycling waste materials
- a lot is dumped into landfill which can destroy habitats
- if we recycle then less waste ends up in landfills and less habitats are destroyed