solutions for protecting biodiversity

​Protecting Biodiversity

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Involves planting trees to replace trees that have been cut or burned down.

• Reforestation

• Reclamation

• Conservation 

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This type of solution for protecting biodiversity involves planting trees to replace trees that have been cut or burned down.

• Reforestation

• Reclamation

• Reducing pollution

• Sustaining populations

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refers to the process of restoring land disturbed by mining.

• Reforestation

• Reclamation

• Conservation 

​Solutions for protecting Biodiversity

• Habitat restoration and conservation

• Controlling Invasive species

• cleaning up and Reducing pollution

• Sustaining populations

• Reducing impacts of Climate change​

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Three main methods, or technologies, are used to control invasive species:

• mechanical controls

• chemical controls

• biological controls

• All of the above

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the use of physical means, such as fences, barriers, weeding, and trapping

• mechanical controls

• chemical controls

• biological controls

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the use of chemicals, such as herbicides and pesticides

• mechanical controls

• chemical controls

• biological controls

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A wetland being drained so a housing development can be built is an example of ____________.

• A) habitat destruction

• B) overexploitation

• C) pollution

• D) conservation

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the use of other species to combat an invasive species.

• mechanical controls

• chemical controls

• biological controls

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Which of these is a chemical control used to help control invasive species?

• A) using fences

• B) using other species

• C) using herbicides

• D) using barriers

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Cleaning Up and Reducing Pollution sometimes living organisms, such as bacteria and plants, are used to remove chemicals from soil.

• True

• False

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Reclamation is the process of restoring land disturbed by .

• mining

• mechanical

• chemical

• biological

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Scientists have concluded that the main cause of current climate change on Earth is an increase in the concentration of ............................ in the atmosphere.

• yellowhouse gases

• redhouse gases

• greenhouse gases

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Climate change is a threat to biodiversity on Earth.

• True

• False

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To reduce the impacts of climate change ..................... amount of greenhouse gases being released into the atmosphere

• Decrease

• increase

• Have no effect

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Habitat restoration can have a positive impact on biodiversity in an area.

• True

• False

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sources such as solar power, wind power, and geothermal power

• renewable energy

• not renewable energy

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Which of the following is NOT one of the five major threats to biodiversity?

• A) habitat destruction

• B) invasive species

• C) overexploitation

• D) reclamation

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As an individual, you can reduce your use of energy by except

• walking or riding your bike rather than riding in a vehicle.

• Using public transportation is also more efficient than riding in a car with only one other person.

• Recycling metal, paper, plastic, and glass

• increase the amount of fuel required to manufacture these materials.