Shaping Our Future Flashcards
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Q
What needs to be increased as the human population increases
A
Food supply
1
Q
What is happening to the human population
A
It grows rapidly and continues ton increase
2
Q
Give strategies used to increase food supply
A
- GM Crops
- Monocultures
- use of chemicals. Fertilisers
- use of biological control organisms
3
Q
What has the demand for agriculture led to
A
- deforestation
- habitat destruction
- climate change
4
Q
What do selective breeding, GM varieties and Monocultures all affect
A
Biodiversity
5
Q
What can excess fertilisers do
A
Leach into fresh water
6
Q
What is an indicator species
A
Is an organism whose presence or absence provides information about the levels of pollution in an environment
