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23 Cards in this Set
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MONOCULTURE |
Monoculture is the growing of a single plant or crop species in a given area. Effects - It depletes the earth of nutrients |
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CLIMATE CHANGE |
Climate change is a large-scale, long-term shift in the planet's weather patterns or average temperatures Effects - Climate change can cause flooding, extinction of animals and intenser storms and droughts. |
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DEFORESTATION |
The act of removing forests, trees and plants. Effects - Habitats are destroyed, air pollution increases and soil erosion increases. |
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POLLUTION |
The presence into the environment of a substance or thing that has harmful, unwanted or poisonous effects. Effects - Diseases, and can destroy plants and animals. |
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OVERFISHING |
To deplete the stock of fish in (a body of water) by too much fishing. Effects - Water pollution (oil and chemical spillage into the water), ecosystem destruction (distorts food chain) and economic impact (closures to fisheries). |
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MOVEMENT |
The ability to move within the environment and the environment inside itself. |
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RESPIRATION |
The uptake and release of energy through biochemical pathways like Mitochondria. |
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SENSITIVITY |
The ability to sense its surroundings and respond to the environment in a relative manner. |
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GROWTH |
Change in size or shape. |
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REPRODUCTION |
The ability to replicate life and make copies of itself. |
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EXCRETION |
The removal of waste products from a cell or whole organism. |
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NUTRITION |
The intake of substances as an energy source for building/repair materials. |
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CONTROL |
The ability to control their internal conditions. |
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MALARIA |
Is a disease caused by protozoan, a type of single celled organism, which invades red blood cells. Malaria is more serious in the tropical and subtropical regions. |
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CAUSES OF MALARIA |
When a mosquito feeds on infected blood the malaria parasite is passed onto the mosquito and every time the mosquito bites another living organism the parasite is passed on. Malaria is only transmitted through infected female mosquitoes. The mosquito is a vector. |
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MOSQUITO LIFE CYCLE |
Egg, Larva, Pupa and then Mosquito |
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MALARIA SYMPTOMS |
Headache Fever Nausea Back Pains |
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Malaria Symptom TOUCH |
Eg. Can be caught by shaking someone's hand who has just wiped their snotty nose with it. |
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Malaria Symptom BLOOD |
Eg. Can be spread through sharing syringe needles. |
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Malaria Symptom SALIVA |
Eg. A kiss |
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Malaria Symptom AIR |
Eg. Releasing microbes in the air when coughing and sneezing. |
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Malaria Symptom FOOD |
Eg. Cross-Contamination |
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Malaria Symptom WATER |
Eg. Drinking contaminated water |
