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Key Area 3.5
Revision for Key area 3.5 Food production
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| State 2 alternatives to the use of pesticides | GM crops and Biological controls |
| Nitrogen is absorbed by plants in the form of ... | Nitrates |
| How can humans artificially add nitrates to soil? | By using fertilisers |
| What can results from fertilisers leaching into freshwater | Algal bloom |
| Name one example of a pesticide | DDT |
| What is an adverse effect of pesticides | Bio accumulation of pesticides in a food chain |
| Which level of a food chain has the highest concentration of pesticides accumulating | The top level (top predators e.g birds of prey) |
| Define biological control | Using one species or biological agent to control the population size of another species |