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FT Topic 2: Biodiversity and Health Society Flashcards

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Bio

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Life

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Diversity

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Variety

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Variety of life present in an ecosystem - from the smallest micro-organism to the largest mammals, including the ecosystems where they live- forests and mountains, rivers and seas

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BIODIVERSITY

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TYPES OF BIODIVERSITY

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  1. Genetic diversity
  2. Species diversity
  3. Ecological diversity
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The genes are responsible for the uniqueness of every living organism

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GENETIC BIODIVERSITY

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The biological variation that occurs within species

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GENETIC BIODIVERSITY

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When did herbal medicine started?

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2600 BC

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usually measured in terms of the total number of species found in a particular area

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SPECIES DIVERSITY

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self-sustaining collection of organisms and habitat

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ECOLOGICAL DIVERSITY

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Preserved western knowledge

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Dark and Middle Ages (Europe)

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recorded medical herbs

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Greeks

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o Aid in childbirth
o Protect immune system from respiratory diseases

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Salvia apiana (California sage)

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o Manna (melizitose and sucrose)
o Diuretic, laxative, expectorant, gastroprotective, anti-diarrheal

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Alhagi maurorum (camel thorn)

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o anti inflammatory = aspirin
o Source: Bark of willow tree

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Salicylic acid

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o Uterine disorder
o Flatulence, stimulate senses = seed

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Ligosticum scoticum (Scottish lovage)

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o painkiller
o Source: Papaver somniferum = opium poppy

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Morphine

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Digitoxin congestive heart failure (1700s)

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Digitalis purpurea (foxglove)

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found mold to be preventing the bacteria around it from growing

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Dr. Alexander Fleming

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are important for crop propagation

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Birds and pollinators

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Basic need

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FOOD

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diversity of living organisms consciously managed by the farmer

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Agrobiodiversity

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repercussions of society’s demand for clean and abundant energy on biodiversity and human well-being

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Nathan Jones, Liba Pejchar, Joseph Keisecker (2015

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Protects life from UV radiation

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Stratospheric Ozone

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Known as bad ozone

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Ground level Ozone

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a global agreement to protect the stratospheric ozone layer by phasing out the production and consumption of ozone- depleting substances (ODS).

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The Montreal Protocol

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operationalizes the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change by committing industrialized countries and economies in transition to limit and reduce greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions in accordance with agreed individual targets

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The Kyoto Protocol (1997

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An international agreement which aims to ensure the safe handling, transport and use of living modified organisms (LMOS) resulting from modern biotechnology that may have adverse effects on biological diversity, taking also into account risks to human health.

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BIODIVERSITY PROTOCOL

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is essential for the processes that support all life on Earth, including humans

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Biodiversity

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coal, cooking and heating

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China

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oil wells, lighting, heating

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China

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Windmills

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Dutch

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windmill/water pump

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Persians

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Who invented the first solar powered system in industry

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Augustine Mouchot

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are substances that were commonly used in products such as refrigerators, air conditioners, fire extinguishers, and aerosols

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ozone- depleting substances (ODS)

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play an important role in increasing crop yields, but they can also pose hazards to human health and the environment

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Pesticides

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helps sustain human life, but it can also pose hazards to human health and the environment

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Energy production and use

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