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B11 Human Influences on the Ecosystem

For self-assessment questions, with exercises and discussions, just click on the correct topic at Biology GCSE & IGCSE Question Bank. The s-cool revision site lets you revise the topic, summarizes the topic & tests you on it. Skoool gives you a lesson, including progress questions, for each Biology topic but you’ll need sound on for it. 

B11 Revision notes in downloadable word format and here are key terms and some definitions: Key Terms B11

DEFORESTATION

EUTROPHICATION

Eutrophication – a short video from The Virtual School:

POLLUTION

GLOBAL WARMING

Mr W sings Seven ways to reduce carbon.

ACID RAIN

A lesson on Acid Rain from Mr Dare:

Here’s a short (less than 5 minute) video clip from BBC iScience – Acid Rain.

CONSERVATION

Science in Focus – The Human Impact – a 19m video and

What really happens to the plastic you throw away:

The Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch:

TEXTBOOK REVISION

IGCSE Biology: Coursebook, chapter 16, pp. 232 – 241

Air & Pollution

IGCSE Chemistry topic 11, part 2 – Air:

Traffic Pollution is a 3m 14s vid from BBC iScience. Science Bank 1 (Raw Materials): nitrogen & the distillation of liquid air can be found from 8m 31s to 10m 40s and BBC Short Circuit Changes in Atmosphere is a 19m video covering global warming.

TEXTBOOK REVISION

Complete Chemistry for Cambridge IGCSE, chapter 15, pp.212 – 215 & chapter 16, pp.234 – 235 & 238 – 239