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Conditions for Life on Earth
Timeline 4 billion years ago,
Timeline 3 billion years ago,
Timeline 2 billion years ago
21
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Determining Earth's conditions in the past - Proxy Data
Historical written records,
Coral,
Pollen
16
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The Rationale for Wildlife Conservation
Why should we conserve and protec...,
What is biomimetics biomimicry,
Example of biomimetics bullet train
42
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Habitat Restoration and Rewilding
Why is habitat restoration and cr...,
Semi natural habitats hay meadows,
Semi natural habitats chalk calca...
34
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How Humans Threaten Wildlife
How do humans deliberately exploi...,
Examples of unsustainable exploit...,
Examples of unsustainable exploit...
42
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Methods of Conserving Biodiversity
What information do you need to k...,
What does iucn stand for,
What is the iucn
85
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Diversity and Ecological Stability
What is species diversity,
How can we measure species diversity,
What is the simpson diversity ind...
7
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Coral Reefs
Main ecological features,
What is a coral reef,
What species are coral polyps
26
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Tropical Rainforests
Ecological features,
Importance,
Threats
9
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Antarctica
Ecological features,
Importance,
Threats
11
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Broadleaf Woodlands - not fully finished
Ecological features,
Importance,
Threats
4
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Mangrove Forests
Ecological features,
Importance,
Threats
7
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Deep Water Coral Reefs
Ecological features,
Importance,
Threats
5
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Oceanic Islands
Ecological features,
Importance,
Threats
8
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Scientific Investigation
Accuracy,
Precision,
Representative sample
35
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The Development of New Monitoring Techniques
What is a drone,
How are drones used in wildlife m...,
Why would we use drones over more...
20
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Changes in Ecosystems (succession)
Primary succession,
How do the early colonisers chang...,
What are colonisers also known as
15
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Population Dynamics
What four factors is population c...,
Equation to determine population ...,
Factors affects birth rates
18
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The Composition of the Atmosphere
What is the atmosphere,
What gases make up the atmosphere,
Natural processes that contribute...
29
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Solar Radiation and the Atmosphere
What is the sun made of,
What are the reactants and produc...,
How much of the solar system s ma...
32
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Greenhouse Effect and Climate Change
What happens to uv as it passes t...,
What happens to infra red as it p...,
What happens to visible light as ...
80
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Ozone Depletion
Reactions between uv radiation an...,
Reactions between uv radiation an...,
Reactions between monatomic and d...
26
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The Hydrosphere
What are the different reservoirs...,
What does residence time mean,
What does transfer rate mean
6
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