Biology - Ideas in Context

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  • Created by: Hayley
  • Created on: 11-06-12 15:47
What is the definition of biodiversity?
A large number of different species/ range of different types of organism in an environment
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What are the implications of interdependence?
Species are competing for resources, so any change to the ecosystem has far reaching effects and some may not survive.
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Why are some areas more prone to alien invaders, when they don't cause a problem in their native environment?
Invaded ecosystems may not have natural predators and competitors which would normally control numbers
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What is biological control
Introducing a natural predator to reduce numbers
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What is a law against bringing in alien species an example of?
The precautionary principle
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What are the implications of interdependence?

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Species are competing for resources, so any change to the ecosystem has far reaching effects and some may not survive.

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Why are some areas more prone to alien invaders, when they don't cause a problem in their native environment?

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What is biological control

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What is a law against bringing in alien species an example of?

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