DT Biodiversity

What is the definition of biodiversity?

• The variety of species of animals, plants or insects in America and the UK.

• The variety of plant and animal life in the world or in a particular habitat, a high level of which is usually considered to be important and desirable.

• Thinning, fragmenting, or outright destruction of an ecosystem's plant, soil and nutrient resources.

What are the three main factors responsible for the decline in insect population?

• Urbanisation, Biodiversity, Weather

• Climate Change, Intensive Farming, Biodiversity

• Intensive Farming, Climate Change, Urbanisation

Urbanisation is...

• the increase in the amount of green spaces in the world

• the high density of people in one area

• the increase in the proportion of people living in towns and cities.

Urbanisation leads to ......... destruction

What is the next area insect researchers are looking at?

• The effect of light and sound pollution on insect decline

• The effect of sugary drinks and junk food on insect decline

• The effect of extraterrestrial influence on insect decline