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BIODIVERSITY & HUMAN IMPACT PowerPoint, Notes & Practice Q’s

Explore the relationship between biodiversity and human impact in this comprehensive PowerPoint presentation. Learn about different ecosystems, habitats, niches, adaptations, resilience, and the delicate balance that can be disrupted by human actions. Discover the threats such as habitat destruction, invasive species, pollution, and population growth. Find out how deforestation, wetland draining, and the spread of invasive species can harm biodiversity. Understand the consequences of pollution from various sources - air, water, and land. Delve into the effects of urbanization, overconsumption, and hunting on biodiversity. Test your knowledge with practice questions and an answer key provided.

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BIODIVERSITY & HUMAN IMPACT PowerPoint, Notes & Practice Q’s

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  1. BIODIVERSITY &HUMAN IMPACTPowerPoint, Notes & Practice Q’s

  2. Biodiversity: all the different organisms in an area HIGHin ocean & rainforest LOWin desert & tundra Stable Ecosystem HABITAT - organism’s environment NICHE - organism’sway of life (role) ADAPT - respond to change RESILIENCE - recover from disasters BALANCE - nutrients & resources

  3. HOW do humans mess up the balance?

  4. abitat Destruction nvasive Species H I P P O ollution opulation Grown verhunting

  5. HABITAT DESTRUCTION

  6. DEFORESTATION: Clearing trees DRAINING WETLANDS: Filling in ponds/lakes Disrupt food chain Migrate or become endangered/extinct More CO2, Less O2 Space for building Room for crops Food, lumber, medicine, paper

  7. INVASIVE SPECIES

  8. NO NATURAL PREDATORS Reproduce quickly Compete with natives for resources NON-NATIVE: Not originally from area Kudzu, Zebra Mussels, Burmese Pythons Control environmental problems Accident or for exploitation

  9. POLLUTION

  10. Global Warming Acid Rain Killing animals & plants AIR: burning fuels WATER: sewage & runoff LAND: landfills CONVENIENCE More humans = Use more resources

  11. 3x amount of people 1950-2000 URBANIZATION(developing cities) Better medicine & treatments More opportunity in cities Less resources for ecosystems Rise in CO2 levels (global warming)

  12. Food, clothing, medicines Fun/sport Biodiversity loss Greater risk of endangered / extinct Hunting & Poaching Overfishing

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  19. ANSWER KEY

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