Urban Biodiversity:

Question 1

Biodiversity:

Answer 1

variety of life forms present in a particular ecosystem, region, or Earth as a whole

Question 2

Biodiversity loss:

Answer 2

Decline in the variety and abundance of living organisms in ecosystems, resulting from human activities like habitat destruction, pollution, and climate change.

Question 3

Ecosystem services:

Answer 3

Benefits that humans obtain from ecosystems, including provisioning services like food and water, supporting services such as climate regulation and water purification.

Question 4

Education campaign:

Answer 4

Coordinated effort to inform, raise awareness, and promote understanding about a specific topic or issue through different communication channels and activities.

Question 5

Generic restoration:

Answer 5

The process of restoring degraded or damages ecosystems to a functional and healthy state using general techniques applicable across different types of ecosystems.

Question 6

Seed banks:

Answer 6

Facility or organization that stores and preserves seeds or various plants to conserve genetic diversity and ensure their availability for future use.

Question 7

Ex situation conservation:

Answer 7

Protecting and preserving species outside their natural habitats, like zoos, botanical gardens, to prevent extinction and promote species recovery.

Question 8

Wildlife corridors:

Answer 8

Strips of natural habitat that connect fragmented habitats, allowing animals to move between isolated areas and maintain genetic diversity.

Question 9

Climate change:

Answer 9

Long-term changes in Earth’s climate patterns, including temperature, precipitation, and weather events, often caused by human activities like burning fossil fuels and deforestation.