Biodiversity

Question 1

Flora:

Answer 1

The plant life occurring in a particular region or time

Question 2

Fauna:

Answer 2

All the animal life in any particular region or time

Question 3

What is important for our futures?

Answer 3

Sustainability

Question 4

What does our natural world provide?

Answer 4

Crops to feed livestock and ourselves
Bees/ insects to pollinate flowers for sexual reproduction
Plants to provide oxygen and food to eat
Areas for leisure (climbing, walking, cycling)
Medicines

Question 5

Conservation:

Answer 5

To sustain something and help keep it going as long as possible

Question 6

Recycle:

Answer 6

To use again

Question 7

4 aspect of global food production:

Answer 7

Land clearing
Agriculture
Hunting
Fishing

Question 8

Pros of GFP

Answer 8

Monoculture: large amount of food at low cost, crops can be boated with fertiliser

Question 9

Cons of GFP

Answer 9

Overuse of herbicides and pesticides
Overuse of chemical fertilisers, animals/ land damage crops - reduces the variety of species

Question 10

Grey area of GFP

Answer 10

Gives nutrients
Plants grow better and give more food

Question 11

Solutions to GFP

Answer 11

Organic farming
Crop rotation
Organisations offer support
Experiments with new methods of food productions