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Biodiversity
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The
number and variety of all living things. |
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Broadleaf |
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A
tree which has broad leaves, not needles. |
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Carbohydrate |
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Compound
of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen used as an energy source
and to build cells.
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Carnivore |
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A
meat eating animal. |
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Chlorophyll |
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The
green colouring in plants. |
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Climate
Change |
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The
changes in climate at local and global level because of Global
Warming.
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Conifer |
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A
tree which has needles and cones. |
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Conservation |
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The
management of a dynamic ecosystem in a sustainable way. |
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Deciduous |
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Trees
which lose their leaves in winter. |
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Decompose |
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Broken
down by bacteria and fungi. |
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Deforestation |
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The
large scale cutting down of forests. |
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Ecosystem |
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A
habitat in which different organisms interact and support one another. |
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Environment |
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The
land, water, air, plants and wildlife. |
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Evergreen |
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A
tree that does not lose its leaves in winter. |
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Fossil
Fuels |
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Carbon
based compounds such as coal, oil and gas formed over millions of
years.
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Fragmentation |
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Broken
up into smaller pieces. |
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Global
Warming |
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The
process by which the earth's atmosphere heats up due to an increase
in the proportion of certain gases. These act like the glass in a
greenhouse.
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Habitat |
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An
area where plants and animals live. |
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Hardwood |
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Wood
from broad leafed trees. |
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Herbivore |
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A
plant eating animal. |
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Invertebrate |
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Animals
without a backbone. |
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Larvae |
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Insect
from time of leaving egg till transformation into pupa e.g. a caterpillar
is the larval state of a butterfly.
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Mineral |
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Natural
resources like metal or rock. |
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Nutrients |
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Chemicals
needed for living things to grow. |
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Omnivore |
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An
animal which eats plants and animals. |
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Preservation |
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Stabilising
the state of a material or situation, not necessarily in its original
state.
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Primary
consumer |
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Herbivore. |
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Photosynthesis |
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Use
of sun's energy to create food in plant leaves. |
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Pollution |
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This
occurs when substances enter an environment that are not naturally
occurring or exceed naturally occurring levels.
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Secondary
consumer |
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Carnivore. |
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Sequester |
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To
extract and absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. |
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Softwood |
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Wood
from conifers. |
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Species |
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A
group of related organisms which are capable of interbreeding. |
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Sustainable
Development |
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The
United Nations Commission on Environment and Development defined Sustainable
Development as "Meeting the needs of the present without compromising
the ability of future generations to meet their needs."
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Tertiary
consumer |
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Omnivore. |
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Transpiration |
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Giving
off water vapour. |
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