Biodiversity loss

Question 1

is extinction normal

Answer 1

yes

Question 2

mass extinction

Answer 2

75% of worlds species go extinct in short time

Question 3

what is main driver of extinction

Answer 3

humans

Question 4

threats to species by humans

Answer 4

habitat loss, climate change, pollution, invasive species, overexploitation

Question 5

climate change

Answer 5

extreme weather, changes in land, temperature changes (coral bleaches)

Question 6

habitat loss

Answer 6

urbanisation/farming/industry

Question 7

invasive species

Answer 7

introduced by humans, can outcompete natives

Question 8

pollution

Answer 8

plastic/chemicals pollute water

Question 9

overexploitation

Answer 9

overfishing (when populations are fished more than can regenerate)

Question 10

example of biodiversity loss

Answer 10

great barrier reef, australia

Question 11

shifting baselines

Answer 11

how things have changed overtime, we forget what is normal and get used to the now (pollution)

Question 12

how to monitor biodiversity loss

Answer 12

track organism numbers to help understand what we are losing

Question 13

what we can do

Answer 13

reduce emissions, sustainable development, release animals into enviornment