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TLE - Biodiversity

A Level Environmental Science revision
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Resources
Wood
Resources
Fibre
Resources
Oil
Resources
Fuel
Resources
New Food
Wood sustainability: reduce...
Deforestation
Wood sustainability: reduce...
Illegal logging
% textile of world exports
7
% cotton of textile exports
40
Fibre sustainability
Environmental legislation
Fibre sustainability
Recycled materials
Fibre sustainability
Ethical sourcing
Fibre sustainability
Less toxic substances
Oil sustainability
Less intensive land management
Oil sustainability
Synthetic
Benefits of algae
Saltwater
Benefits of algae
Enclosed systems
Benefits of algae
CCS
Algae grows...
50-100x faster
% known plant species commercially used for food
1
% soybean used for plant food
90
Selective breeding...
Enhances desirable characteristics
Research
Biomimetics
Research
New medicines
Research
Physiological
Research
Biological control agents
Research
Genetic resources
Vehicle biomimetics (2:2)
Kingfisher beak, bullet trains
Vehicle biomimetics (3:3)
Bird bone structure, lighter stronger planes
Plane example + % lighter
Boeing 787 Dreamliner, 20%
Architecture biomimetics (2:1)
Termite mounds, ventilation
Architecture biomimetics (3:1)
Marine sponge exoskeleton, Gherkin
Structure biomimetics (3)
Bird wing bones
Adhesion biomimetics (3)
Gecko toe pads
Adhesion biomimetics (2)
Plant burrs
Water-repelling biomimetics (1)
Lotus
Ultrasound biomimetics (3)
Cetacean sonar sound
Ultrasound: _____ travel until they hit a ______ _________, the _______ waves allow _______ to be calculated
Waves, density boundary, reflected, distance
Search for new medicines
Bioprospecting
Medicine from poppies
Morphine
Cancer treatment (1:2)
Taxol, Yew tree
HIV treatment (1:3)
AZT, Caribbean marine sponge
Hypertension treatment
Pit viper venom
Aspirin old source (now synthetic)
Willow trees
Benefits of animals for physiological research
Short lifespans
Benefits of animals for physiological research
Environmental manipulation
Developmental research
Kangaroo pouches
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Tumour research
Chickens
Chemotherapy research
Dogs, rodents
Organ rejection research
Marine sponge proteins
Features of BCA
Natural enemy
Features of BCA
Adapted
Features of BCA
Specific
Features of BCA
Rapid reproduction
How to increase ladybird + beetle population
Suitable habitats
Control of spider mites
Western predatory mites
Control prickly pear cactus
Cactoblastis moth
Parasitic wasp...
Lay eggs in aphids
BCA fail in Hawaii
Mongoose, rats
___ are ________, so ________ turned to ____ _____ as an alternative food source
Rats, nocturnal, Mongoose, Nene geese
BCA fail in Australia
Cane toads, beetles
Cane toad advantages
Poisonous
Cane toad advantages
No natural predators
Cane toad advantages
Range of foods
Cane toad advantages
Range of habitats
Domesticated crops often lack...
Genetic diversity
CWRs: _________ or ______ ______ wild species of cultivated crops
Ancestors, closely related
Centre of diversity name
Valivov centre
CWR characteristics
Disease resistance
CWR characteristics
Salt tolerance
CWR characteristics
Drought resistance
CWR characteristics
Yield
CWR characteristics (2)
Appearance, taste
CWR characteristics
Nutrient uptake
Potential CWR
Perennial maize
Potential CWR
Halophytic spinach
Potential CWR
Sea kale
_________ has been ________ with wild _________ variety to protect it from the ______ virus
Sugarcane, crossbred, Indonesian, mosaic
___ ____ _____ increased by ___ by crossbreeding with wild _______ _______ variety
Oil palm yields, 25%, Central African
Recent _____ varieties do not form strong links with _________ ____
Wheat, mycorrhizal fungi
Ecosystem services
Atmospheric composition
Ecosystem services
Biogeochemical cycles
Ecosystem services
Soil maintenance
Ecosystem services
Interspecies relationships
% WV from transpiration
10
Interspecies relationships
Pollination
Interspecies relationships
Seed dispersal
Interspecies relationships
Habitat provision
_______ _____ in Madagascar is specialised to the _____ ____
Darwin's Orchid, Sphinx Moth
___ flowers are more attractive to ____
Red, birds
Plants flower at night to attract...
Bats
Elephants are... (2)
Non-terretorial, Non-ruminants
Herbit crabs live in...
Dead mollusc shells
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