ECOLOGY
HUMANS AND THE BIOSPHERE
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Reproducing at an uncontrolled rate
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Developing wildlife sanctuaries
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Passing legislation to protect an endangered species
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Regulating industrial pollution
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Detailed explanation-1: -The main direct cause of biodiversity loss is land use change (primarily for large-scale food production) which drives an estimated 30% of biodiversity decline globally. Second is overexploitation (overfishing, overhunting and overharvesting) for things like food, medicines and timber which drives around 20%.
Detailed explanation-2: -Human activity can negatively impact biodiversity Human-induced changes to the environment-such as habitat loss, resource overexploitation, pollution, and climate change-often have major impacts on the organisms in ecosystems.
Detailed explanation-3: -Biggest threats to biodiversity, overall Across the board, changes in land and sea use account for the largest portion of loss, making up 50% of recorded threats to biodiversity on average. This makes sense, considering that approximately one acre of the Earth’s rainforests is disappearing every two seconds.
Detailed explanation-4: -Humans impact the physical environment in many ways: overpopulation, pollution, burning fossil fuels, and deforestation. Changes like these have triggered climate change, soil erosion, poor air quality, and undrinkable water.