Combined Science GCSE
Protection
What Protection means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Protection
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Reference: AQA
Keeping an existing rare habitat intact by limiting damaging human activities such as building, drainage, ploughing and pollution.
Topics that use Protection
- Maintaining biodiversity (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Biodiversity
- Breeding programme
- Conservation programmes
- Conservation strategies
- Field margin
- Habitat loss and restoration
- Hedgerow
- Human impact on ecosystems
Using Protection in the exam
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