Biology-B7-Deforestation and Land Use 0.0 / 5 ? BiologyDecompositionGCSEAQA Created by: tonisha_Created on: 27-03-23 19:05 Human activity is doing what to biodiversity? reducing it 1 of 25 This is due to the need for? land 2 of 25 What three things are the land used for? building e.g. factories farming dumping waste e.g. landfill 3 of 25 This means there is less land for(2)? animals and plants 4 of 25 This reduces their? habitat 5 of 25 Therefore reducing? biodiversity 6 of 25 Bogs are areas of land that are _____ and _____? acidic and waterlogged 7 of 25 Plants that live in bogs dont fully? decay 8 of 25 This is because there is not enough? oxygen 9 of 25 The partially rotted plants then build up to form? peat 10 of 25 So the carbon in the plants is stored in the ______ instead of being ______ into the _____? stored in the peat instead of being released into the atmosphere 11 of 25 Due to the conditions there, decay occurs? very slowly 12 of 25 However peat bogs are being? destroyed 13 of 25 Some countries _____ it to release ______ e.g.______? burn it to release energy e.g. electricity 14 of 25 This reduces the variety of (3)? plants animals and microorganisms that live here 15 of 25 Peat bogs are also often ______ to be used as _____? drained to be used as farmland 16 of 25 When it is drained it comes into contact with more? air 17 of 25 Some microorganisms will then begin to _________? respire 18 of 25 This will release_____ contributing to what? CO2 contributing to global warming 19 of 25 CO2 is also released when peat is _____ as a ____? burned as a fuel 20 of 25 Peat is often extracted for ______? compost 21 of 25 This releases large volumes of? carbon dioxide 22 of 25 Some gardeners have? stopped using compost with peat 23 of 25 But alternatives are? very expensive 24 of 25 Which could result in what increasing? prices 25 of 25
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