Rewilding
What is Rewilding?
Reintroducing a species of animal or plant (or Fungi) that has gone extinct in a specific area/place.
What is biodiversity?
the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
Name 3 Biomes.
aquatic, desert, tundra, etc.
Name 2 extinct and 2 endangered animal from Africa.
African Wild Dog(Endangered), Bluebuck(Extinct) and Honey badger(Endangered) Western Black Rhino(Extinct) etc.
How do Beavers stop floods?
They build dams.
Why is Rewilding Important?
It helps the recovery of ecosystems and the life-supporting function the certain specie(s)provide. e.g. Beavers stop floods by building dams.
Where is the highest biodiversity on the planet located?
The Amazon rainforest
Which Biome has continously thawing and freezing rocks?
Tundra.
Name one reason why animals are hunted.
For meat, skin or prized body parts.
How many animal and plants registered*
2.13 million species
What happens in rewilding?
Rewilding seeks to reinstate natural processes and, where appropriate, missing species – allowing them to shape the landscape and the habitats within. It's focused firmly on the future although we can learn from the past. Rewilding encourages a balance between people and the rest of nature so that we thrive together.
What is destroying biodiversity?
Humans (you better be sorry! )
What is a tropical grassland called?
Savanna.
Name three decomposers.
Insect,algae,fungi etc.
Why were wolves brought back to Yellowstone National Park?
To decrease elk population which ate all the vegetation.
What are the disadvantages of rewilding?
The numbers of the animals being introduced were not sufficiently regulated, wildlife could not move to new habitats and because of the high populations, vegetation was reduced by overgrazing and caused 30% of the animals to die during winter due to food scarcity.
Why is biodiversity important?
It is essential for the survival of mankind and its conservation.
What is the most Dangerous biome in the world?
Tundra biome (Harsh weather, scarce resources etc.)
Name the words of MRS.GREN.
Movement, respiration, sensitivity, growth, reproduction, exrection and nutrition.
How many levels are there in the classification system?
7.
What are the 3 forms of rewilding?
Ecological Rewilding,Trophic rewilding, Pleistocene Rewilding.
How does climate change affect biodiversity?
The risk of species extinction increases with every degree of warming.
Name the types of Tundras.
Alpine, Arctic, and Antarctic.
Name the levels of the classification system.
Kingdom,Phylum,Class,Order,Family,Genus,Species.
Who invented the classification system?
Carl Linnaeus.