What does biodiversity mean?
A measure of the number of different organisms living in an area
A measure of the number of different species living in an area
A measure of the population of one species living in an area
Which of these ecosystems would be able to recover most easily to a change?
Rainforest
Polar region
Desert
How does replanting hedgerows around fields have a positive impact on biodiversity?
The fields are made smaller, decreasing the amount of chemical pesticides added to the land
They help reduce soil erosion from the fields
They are home to a number of different species, more than can live in the fields
What could be an ethical argument against breeding programmes?
They are often carried out in zoos, where the animals are captive
They are expensive to carry out
The offspring produced will not be adapted to live in the wild
Which of these scenarios is an example of deforestation?
Creating a plantation of pine trees on an area of wasteland and cutting down the trees to use for timber
Cutting down fast-growing trees from a forest and replanting any that are taken
Removing trees from a field to build a motorway
Which of these is a greenhouse gas?
Oxygen
Carbon dioxide
Nitrogen
Which of these is a consequence of global warming?
Increase in the size of the hole in the ozone layer
Increase in the amount of fossil fuels being burnt
Melting of the polar ice caps
Which organisms are most likely to become extinct because of global warming?
Those that are able to adapt to environmental change
Those that are not able to adapt to environmental change
Those that are not able to migrate to a different area
Which of these can increase food security in an area?
Reduction in the use of fertilisers
Rise in human population
Use of intensive farming
Which use of genetic modification could increase food security?
Production of crops that are resistant to herbicides
Production of bacteria that can produce human insulin
Production of cows that produce antibiotics in their milk