Conservation Of Biodiversity

Question 1

Importance of biodiversity

Answer 1

Wood-building, furniture, tools
New foods- animals, plants, fungi
Animal waste- help crops grow

Question 2

What plant can grow in high salt conc.

Answer 2

Spanish spinach

Question 3

What is biometrics

Answer 3

Study of living organisms so the knowlage can be applied to engineering or tech. Development

Question 4

Exsample a of biometrics

Answer 4

Transport- plains from birds wings
Infection control- shark scales for operation to stop infection
Architecture- termite mounds / shopping center
Adhesion- gecko, glue plant seeds, Velcro

Question 5

Exsample of animals or plants that have been used for medicine?

Answer 5

Poppies for pain killers
Tax on from the yew tree can be used to treat cancers(breast , prostate )

Question 6

Example of physiological research

Answer 6

Marsupials give birth to their young at a very early stage of development. Watching them has helped us understand developmental problems in unborn babies

Question 7

How can we control pests ?

Answer 7

Ladybirds kill aphids so to get rid of aphids make more ladybird habitats