Ecology and Biodiversity · Spring Term

Human Impact on Biodiversity

Assessing how pollution, land use, and global warming are driving the current extinction crisis.

Key Questions

  1. 1To what extent can large scale reforestation mitigate the effects of industrial carbon emissions?
  2. 2How does agricultural runoff lead to eutrophication and the collapse of aquatic biodiversity?
  3. 3What is the relationship between high biodiversity and the resilience of an ecosystem to environmental change?

National Curriculum Attainment Targets

GCSE: Biology - EcologyGCSE: Biology - Human Impact on the Environment
Year: Year 11
Subject: Biology
Unit: Ecology and Biodiversity
Period: Spring Term

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