allows us to live free of any pollutants or hazards that we might introduce into our environment. That leaves us free to try to survive in the "natural" environment which includes things like sharks‚ poisonous insects and reptiles‚ pollen‚ poisonous plants‚ viruses‚ bacteria‚ thousands of parasites‚ and other animals that compete for food and land. Protecting the environment allows future generations of humans to grow and live without having to deal with anything we’ve done to contaminate the environment
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Sand dunes are a very important part of the ecosystem. They hold many plant and animal species‚ some of which are even endangered or on the verge of extinction. People of the community and non-profit organizations have been trying to preserve the sand dunes for many years. Sand dunes are destroyed by winter storms and hurricanes. But that is just part of nature. People destroy sand dunes. When people walk on sand dunes‚ they leave weak spots. The wind picks up the sand and carries it out to sea
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our population and our ecosystem but also the population of plants and animals in their indigenous homeland. To continue‚ the smuggling of plants and animals into new ecosystems is caused by a number of reasons. In terms of money to be made‚ illegal wildlife smuggling is second to illegal drugs‚ with illegal arms trade right behind. The U.S. State Department reports that this industry is worth around ten billion dollars a year. Plants and animals are commonly imported into this country for luxury
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De-Extinction is one of the hottest topics in the science world currently and it tops the lists of conservation and genetic scientists alike for next big project. Though this could be a great way to learn of past species and finally see them for ourselves‚ at what cost is a species revived? The idea of bringing back an extinct species‚ such as some type of dinosaur‚ comes with many questions that most find to be debatable. Conflicts arise from every aspect of this “new” animal including how it is
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seedlings of plants‚ preventing the possibility of new growth. Many types of palms and shrubs on Easter Island in the Pacific Ocean have gone extinct. The seeds of the palm trees were recently discovered to have been gnawed on by rats (Dobson‚ 2006). Rats are capable of destroying 30% of crops annually (Rattus‚ 2017). Aside from seeds‚ rats also prey native snails‚ beetles‚ spiders‚ moths‚ stick insects‚ and cicadas (Rattus‚ 2017). As a result of the rats preventing the pollination of plants‚ animals
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poor nutrients‚ and short growing seasons. There is a very low precipitation of less than five inches a year which is coupled with strong‚ dry winds. There is a very large annual amount of snowfall in the region which surprisingly is advantageous to plant and animal life as the snow provides and insulation layer on the surface of the ground. All vegetation and wildlife living in this biome band are extremely hardy and particularly specialised to survive in the Tundras extreme weather conditions. Typical
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this multi-million industry‚ tourism has its downside. Negative effects caused by tourism industry can be very costly to the country and its population. For the island of Jamaica as well as other islands‚ the effects include pollution animal and plant extinction‚ coral
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Every living organism on our planet‚ both plants (Flora) and animals (Fauna)‚ are included when determining biodiversity. On our planet‚ there are 13.6 million species of plants‚ animals and micro-organisms‚ and Australia has about 7% (one million) of these (Australian Museum‚ 2017). Australia has a vast biodiversity because it is classed as a ‘megadiverse country’. Megadiversity is when a country has high levels of biodiversity. One way to measure Australia’s biodiversity is by looking at taxonomic
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my dear friends ...today I Nikita am going to speak about how human activities are affecting flora and fauna? We are facing a serious crisis in biodiversity‚ the variety of animals‚ plants and their habitats. We humans are part of this biological diversity and depend on it in many ways. The rate that animal and plant species are becoming extinct‚ and the pace at which ecosystems are being destroyed‚ are increasing every day. But we the people‚ particularly of this developed world‚ have become so
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of animal and plant life‚ its abundance and wild habitats. The more species disappear‚ the more entire eco-systems become vulnerable and would eventually fall apart as the links in the food chains become broken. For example certain animals only eat certain plants and those plants may need that animal to pollinate it or spread its seed. Without one‚ the other is also likely to die out. From a selfish point of view‚ we humans never know how valuable a species of animal or plant may be for us
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