Notebook Day 3

Question 1

What is conservation?

Answer 1

The process of looking after the environment in order to increase the biodiversity in an area

Question 2

What is a sustainable resource?

Answer 2

A resource that is produced as fast as it is removed from the environment

Question 3

Name 6 ways we can make the forests more sustainable

Answer 3

1. Governments refusing to give licenses to companies that want to cut down trees
2. Educating people on what is happening to the environment due to this so they can make better choices
3. Instead of cutting all the trees down in the forest, just cut a small portion of trees down.
4. Trees can be cut down by 1M less
5. Where large number of trees are cut down, new ones should be planted to replace them
6. Some parts of trees are protected by law

Question 4

How can we control the number of fish being caught?

Answer 4

1. Quotas to allow countries, regions and fishermen to catch only a certain number of fish
2. Some areas of the sea can be closed off for fishing at certain times if the year when fish are breeding
3. Restrictions can be placed on the type of nets used
4. Restrictions can be used on the size of the nets

Question 5

How can species become extinct by?

Answer 5

1. Climate change (CO2 and CH4), habitat destruction and pollution
2. Hunting by humans
3. Over harvesting
4. Introduction of new species to the ecosystem

Question 6

How can we conserve native species?

Answer 6

1. Monitoring and protecting the species in its natural habitat
2. Using captive breeding programs
3. Educating people to do serve the species and how to help them

Question 7

What is used to help the plant species which are under threat?

Answer 7

Seed banks help to protect endangered plants

Question 8

How are animals helped to protect them from being endangered?

Answer 8

1. Captive breeding allows them to increase their population
2. Animals are moved from one zoo to another so that the males and females are genetically different and can produce offspring