Why is important to maintain the biodiversity of a place?
Because it is essential for the ecosystem
Because all living things are connected
All of the above
Because losing one species would affect the others
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What is a human centred world view?
The environment is to be used to meet human needs and wants
Every choice must be sustainable
The environment does not exist for human exploitation
The environment must be considered first and foremost
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What is an Earth centred world view?
Earth-centred world view, you believe that the environment does not exist for human exploitation; that the environment must be considered first
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Humans are a part of and totally dependent on nature.
Earth centred
Human centred
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Humans will always find ways to produce more from the environment.
Human centred
Earth centred
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Economic growth and the improvement of people’s living conditions are the most important things for human survival.
Human centred
Earth centred
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What is an environment?
The living and non living things around an organism.
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What is the term for the place or environment in which an organism naturally lives?
habitat
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A drought is a long period of time with little rainfall. Which adaptation would MOST help a plant survive a drought; storing water, or growing quickly?
storing water
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What is the long-distance, usually seasonal movement of animals from one place to another?
Migration
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What is the term for a position or place?
Location
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A company clears trees from the land to build a power line. What will happen to the birds that live in this area of land?
They will fly away because there is less shelter.
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A small fish swam away from an ocean area because of an increase in temperature. What could happen to large fish that consume smaller fish if the small fish leave the area?
Large fish would most likely perish.
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A company clears trees from the land to build a power line. What will happen to the birds that live in this area of land?
