Topic 2- Humans And The Enviroment

Question 0

What are the conflicting ideas to conserve wildlife?

Answer 0

1) humans need homes/ buildings. This destroys land.
2) natural habitats are destroyed by deforestation
3) the environment has to change to favour the production of food is needed for humans

Question 1

What are the reasons to conserve wildlife?

Answer 1

Humans like to visit the countryside. It also provides humans with resources such as meat, milk and egg

Question 2

What is the purpose of intensive farming?

Answer 2

Higher yield in less space

Question 3

Name 4 examples of intensive farming

Answer 3

1) fertilisers
2) pesticides
3) disease control
4) battery methods

Question 4

What are the advantages and disadvantages of fertilisers?

Answer 4

Advantage- increase yield

Disadvantage- can wash out of soil and pollute streams and rivers (eutrophication)

Question 5

What are the advantages and disadvantages of pesticides?

Answer 5

Advantage- increase yield. Prevents pests from eating crops or in competition with crops
Disadvantage- can destroy non pest organisms. Chemicals can be consumed by humans as chemicals remain in the crops

Question 6

What are the advantages and disadvantages of disease control?

Answer 6

Advantage- prevents loss of organisms to disease

Disadvantage- may be consumed by humans as antibiotics remain in meat

Question 7

What are the advantages and disadvantages of battery methods?

Answer 7

Advantage- less energy lost so less food needed. Cheaper meat and more animals.
Disadvantage- the quality of life is poor.

Question 8

What does bovine TB stand for?

Answer 8

Bovine tuberculosis

Question 9

What animals spread bovine TB to cattle and how do we prevent it?

Answer 9

Badgers and badger culling

Question 10

What is an alternative method to preventing the spread of bovine TB?

Answer 10

Vaccination