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competition
Habitat,
Population,
Community
12  cards
abiotic & biotic factors
List 7 abiotic factors,
Abiotic,
Give 2 examples of changes in abi...
5  cards
adaptations
What are the 3 types of adaptations,
Give 3 examples of structural ada...,
Give an example of a behavioural ...
7  cards
food chains
What do food chains start with,
Where do producers get their food...,
Give an example of a producer
11  cards
using quadrats
Method,
Why would you randomly throw the ...,
Random sampling
5  cards
using transects
Transect practical aim,
Method
2  cards
environmental change
Effect of environmental changes,
List 3 environmental changes,
3 factors causing environmental c...
3  cards
the water cycle
Describe the water cycle,
What is special about the water c...,
Why is the water cycle important
3  cards
the carbon cycle
Acronym,
Acronym meaning,
Describe the carbon cycle 1 4
11  cards
decay
What is compost,
What do gardeners and farmers do ...,
Which animals are responsible dec...
6  cards
biogas
How is methane produced,
What is biogas made up of,
Why is biogas useful
12  cards
decay RP
0  cards
biodiversity
What is biodiversity,
Why is high biodiversity important,
Give 3 examples of current things...
4  cards
waste management
Why is the population rising,
What does a growth in population ...,
Why are we producing more waste
20  cards
global warming
Describe the stages of global war...,
What is the temperature of the ea...,
Why is the earth gradually heatin...
10  cards
deforestation & land use
List 5 ways humans reduce the amo...,
What are bogs,
How is peat formed
14  cards
maintaining ecosystems & biodiversity
Hippo,
List 6 ways to reduce negative ef...,
List 4 issues with maintaining bi...
3  cards
trophic levels
Describe each level,
What are trophic levels,
Why are decomposers important
3  cards
pyramids of biomass
Relationship between energy and b...,
What does each bar on a pyramid o...
2  cards
biomass transfer
What is the source of energy for ...,
What do producers use the energy ...,
How much energy do plants and alg...
5  cards
food security
Food security,
List 6 factors that affect food s...,
Why must sustainable methods be used
3  cards
farming techniques
How can the efficiency of food pr...,
How does this make farming more e...,
What are some animals fed to incr...
12  cards
biotechnology
What do modern biotechnology tech...,
What is the name of the fungus us...,
What is fusarium used for
9  cards
eutrophication
Eutrophication,
What does eutrophication cause,
First 4 steps
7  cards

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