Biodiversity

Question 1

What is biodiversity

Answer 1

The variety of all different species of organisms on earth, or within an ecosystem

Question 2

What do great biodiversities ensure

Answer 2

• stability of ecosystems
• reducing dependence of one species on another for food
• shelter
• the maintenance of the physical environment

Question 3

How do we protect biodiversity

Answer 3

• protection of rare habitats
• Breeding programmes
• Government action
• agricultural practices

Question 4

How does protection of habitats protect biodiversity

Answer 4

• legislations to protect rare species means that government takes action to stop poachers, factory waste and other harmful things from harming a habitat contains high biodiversity

Question 5

How do breeding programmes protect biodiversity

Answer 5

• restore endangered species to sustainable population
• captive breeding in zoos
• they monitor genetic diversity to avoid inbreeding
• possibility of releases into natural habitat

Question 6

How can agricultural practises help protect biodiversity

Answer 6

• hedgerows provide habitats for nesting birds and pollinators
• they reduce soil erosion because they act as windbreaks
• designate some areas for hedgerows and wildflowers

Question 7

How does government action protect biodiversity

Answer 7

• government action to reduce carbon emissions
• e.g. Uk climate change act 2008
• revenue from ecotourism
• government collaboration with transport and industry to reduce carbon emissions

Question 8

Why are there draw backs to maintaining biodiversity

Answer 8

• Costs of programmes
• Effects on local economy
• Protecting food security
• Affects the development of society

Question 9

What is the problem with costs of programmes

Answer 9

• protect biodiversity costs money
• e.g. government pay farmers a subsidy to reintroduce hedgerows
• conflict in whether to spend it on biodiversity or save it

Question 10

What is the problem of the effect on the local community in protecting biodiversity

Answer 10

• may affect people’s livelihoods
• e.g. people employed in tree-felling industry may become unemployed
• effecting local community, forcing people to move elsewhere to find work

Question 11

What is the effect on protecting food security in protecting biodiversity

Answer 11

• certain pests are killed by farmers to protect crops and livestock
• resulting in knock on effects in the food chain and local biodiversity

Question 12

What is the problem with the development of society in relation to protecting biodiversity

Answer 12

• developing place effects the environment
• sometimes land is in high demand but is untouched due to it’s high biodiversity
• stunting society development