Why does maintaining biodiversity benefit ecosystems?

How does conservation help species that are endangered?

Conservation helps to reduce       , keeping iconic species from being lost forever.

List reasons why conservation programmes are important.

How does conserving ecosystems help slow climate change?

True or False? Conservation can protect vulnerable ecosystems that would otherwise be lost to human activity.

Name two resources that conservation helps to provide.

Conserving species keeps the    pool wide, so variety exists within all species.

Why is conserving plants important for medicine?

True or False? Maintaining a wide gene pool is one reason conservation is important.

Conservation helps maintain ecosystem functions such as       cycling.

Define a sustainable resource.

Why are fossil fuels described as non-renewable?

Give two ways in which fossil fuels can be conserved.

Almost all manufactured plastics start with    as a raw material.

How does reusing and recycling materials help the environment?

True or False? Paper, plastic, glass and metal can all be reused and recycled.

Define sustainable development.

For sustainable development, people need to       at local, national and international levels.

How can forests be managed sustainably?

List ways in which fish stocks can be managed sustainably.

True or False? Controlling the size of fish that can be caught helps keep fishing sustainable.

Setting a     limits the number of fish that can be caught each year.