7.3.1

Humans & Biodiversity

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Humans and Biodiversity

Biodiversity is the variety of all the different species in a given space. Sufficient biodiversity is important for the future of humans. However, we have had a historically difficult relationship with biodiversity:

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Industrial revolution

  • For some time, and especially since the industrial revolution, humans have conducted many activities that have caused a severe decline in biodiversity on a global scale.
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Warning signs

  • An awareness of the detrimental nature of these activities has existed for several decades.
  • However, because of the pursuit of economic gain, the warning signs have largely been ignored.
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Attitude shifts

  • Attitudes have recently begun to change and measures are being taken to prevent further damage being done and to regain pre-existing biodiversity.

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1Cell Biology

1.1What's in Cells?

1.2Cell Division

1.3Transport in Cells

2Organisation

2.1Principles of Organisation

2.2Enzymes

2.3Circulatory System

2.4Non-Communicable Diseases

2.5Plant Tissues, Organs & Systems

3Infection & Response

4Bioenergetics

5Homeostasis & Response

5.1Homeostasis

5.2The Human Nervous System

5.3Hormonal Coordination in Humans

5.4Plant Hormones

6Inheritance, Variation & Evolution

7Ecology

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