Deforestation (AQA GCSE Biology Combined Science): Quizzes
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What is deforestation?
What is deforestation?
Large-scale removal of trees
Why is land cleared through deforestation?
Why is land cleared through deforestation?
For agriculture and urban development
Which agricultural activity causes deforestation in tropical areas?
Which agricultural activity causes deforestation in tropical areas?
Cattle ranching
Which crops are grown for biofuel production causing deforestation?
Which crops are grown for biofuel production causing deforestation?
Sugarcane and maize
What do trees store that is released during deforestation?
What do trees store that is released during deforestation?
Carbon
What is released when trees are burned or decomposed?
What is released when trees are burned or decomposed?
How does having fewer trees affect in the atmosphere?
How does having fewer trees affect in the atmosphere?
Less is absorbed
By which process do trees absorb from the atmosphere?
By which process do trees absorb from the atmosphere?
Photosynthesis
What does deforestation do to biodiversity?
What does deforestation do to biodiversity?
Reduces it
How does reduced absorption by fewer trees affect the climate?
How does reduced absorption by fewer trees affect the climate?
It exacerbates climate change