as rational use of environment to provide a high quality of living for the mankind. Conservation is essential for life support system like air‚ water‚ land‚ flora & fauna‚ biodiversity and ecosystems. Natural resources are conserved due to economic as their natural beauty and importance to local culture. Preserving biodiversity is essential for ecosystems to respond flexibly to damage or change. An International treaty‚ the convention on International Trade in endangered species of wild Fauna
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How does deforestation contribute to the loss of biodiversity in the Amazon? Introduction The Amazon rainforest is the world’s greatest remaining natural resource‚ and the most powerful and bio actively diverse natural wonder on the planet. Its size is so great that if the Amazonian were to be a country‚ it would be the ninth largest in the world. It covers more than 1.2 billion acres of land‚ and has approximately 6.47 square kilometres of rainforest; making up 54% of the word’s rainforests. The
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MARKS 100 = 15% OF FINAL GRADE. DUE DATE: FRIDAY 28 OCTOBER 2011 I. VITI LEVU – MAJOR ESSAY 1 Write an 8-page essay on “Viti Levu: A Case Study of Island Biodiversity”. Your essay should focus on the different natural and cultural terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems and biodiversity that are found on Viti Levu‚ with focus on dominant species (plants and animals) and crops in different areas. The essay should be based on what you have learned in the past and your personal research and observations
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Conservation Of Wild Life forests Protection and conservation of forests and wildlife are essential to maintain the earth’s health and environment. The earth is the only known living planet and it is because of its special environment and ecology which are life-supporting. Forests are part and parcel of our environment. They are one of the most valuable resources and gifts of nature. They play a key role in the maintenance climate‚ rain-patterns‚ water and soil conservation. They are the natural
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Why Preserve Biodiversity? ANSWERS 1. Define the term “biodiversity” Biodiversity‚ or biological diversity‚ is the term for the variety of life and the natural processes of which living things are a part. This includes the living organisms and the genetic differences between them and the communities in which they occur. The concept of biodiversity represents the ways that life is organized and interacts on our planet. 2. What is ecology? Ecology is the study of organisms and their relationship with
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been projected to exist (Becher‚ 1998‚ 60). Tropical entomologist Terry Erwin’s research supports that there may be as many as 30 million insect species alone in the tropical rainforests (Shiva et al‚ 1991‚ 14). One of the true challenges to biodiversity is that there are so many species that we may be obliterating that we are not even aware exist yet. We are destroying species faster than we can identify them. Extinction and evolution are a normal part of the life cycle on Earth. Of all
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Lab 3 – Biodiversity Demonstration 1: Interdependence of Species |Table 1: Interdependence of Species Results | |Round |Species Missing (Bead Color and Name) | |1 |Linchens
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Homework 6 – Siovhan Tan Referring to examples‚ discuss the threats to biodiversity hotspots and why these threats could prove critical (15 marks) Biodiversity hotspots are areas in the natural environment that contain some of the biggest concentration of flora and fauna in the world‚ often containing many rare and endangered species. However many of these ecosystems are threatened by the likes of climate change‚ increased urbanisation/land use and tourism developments which can prove critical
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Quiz 8 Protostomes Ecdysozoans: Arthropoda Distinguishing morphological features: 1. Segmented bodies 2. Jointed exoskeletons 3. Hemocoel – body cavity 4. Hemolymph – blood 5. Reduced coelom 6. Paired‚ jointed appendages 7. Distinct head and trunk tagmata Lineages Myriapods Insecta Chelicerata Crustaceans Millipedes centipedes Insects Spider‚ horse shoe crabs‚ ticks‚ mites Lobster‚ shrimp‚ crabs Dioecious‚ short segments‚ separate sexes‚ internal fertilization‚ female eggs
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Biodiversity study guide 1. Briefly describe how our species started to appreciate the biodiversity of the planet (in a geographical and historical context)? Through the concept of evolution‚ ecology‚ population‚ community and the environment. Species through different periods evolve physiologically and adapting to new environments. Animals who can’t live or survive in certain regions either migrate or die. Common ancestors often link to present day organisms showing biologically and different
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