B7: carbon cycle, biodiversity + recycling

Question 1

what are the 6 satges of water cycle?

Answer 1

1) evaporation
2) condensation
3) precipitation
4)through flow ( in ground)
5)transpiration
6) surface run off (Back into sea and happens again)

Question 2

what are the stages of the carbon cycle

Answer 2

1)PHOTOSYNTHESIS to plants: DEATH & FEEDS animals
2)animals RESPIRE and DECOMPOSE + EXCRETIONS- 3)MICROORGANISMS FEED ON DEAD MATERIAL AND THEN RESPIRE
4) fossilisation
5)combustion

Question 3

what is biodiversity?

Answer 3

variety of different species of organisms on earth or within a species

Question 4

what does more biodiversity lead too?

Answer 4

more stability within a species as there are more food options

Question 5

what are human effects on biodiversity?

Answer 5

pollution, deforestation, global warming, hunting, reduce habitats

Question 6

effects of deforestation?

Answer 6

reduce habitats
increase CO2
reduce O2

Question 7

effects of global warming?

Answer 7

reduced habitats, change in migration patterns

Question 8

what is a cause of water pollution?

Answer 8

toxic chemicals spillage & fertilizer pesticide, herbicide
(oil spillage)

Question 9

what is a cause of air pollution?

Answer 9

sulfure dioxide, smoke, CO2, burning fossil fuels, incomplete combustion

Question 10

what is a cause of land pollution?

Answer 10

pesticide, herbicide, landfill sites, nuclear waste

Question 11

what is cause of acid rain?

Answer 11

burning fossil