Human impact on ecosystems
What Human impact on ecosystems means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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The indirect effect of changed farming practice, such as spraying weedkillers that remove wild plants growing among the crop.
Positive and negative human interactions in an ecosystem, which can help or harm biodiversity.
Topics that use Human impact on ecosystems
- Genetic engineering (AQA GCSE)
- Maintaining biodiversity (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Biodiversity
- Agriculture and medicine contexts
- Applications in animals, plants and microorganisms
- Bacterial hosts and plasmids
- Benefits and risks
- Conservation
- Early-stage gene transfer and development
- Ethical and religious objections
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