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Carbon sequestration
Getting carbon from the atmosphere and into the ground/ living things
Biomimetics
How we have used studying animals to improve technology
Mad cow disease
Due to cows eating crushed cow bones, let them to slowly loose muscles, hearing and sight leading to death
Desalination
Separation of freshwater from saline water through a partially permeable membrane
Fluoridation
Improves dental health by adding sodium fluoride to water
Screening
Removal of large floating objects
Filtration
Removal of pesticides by absorption onto granules
Sedimentation
Removal of suspended solids by allow water to be static so solids sink
Ozonation
Sterilisation through ozone being bubbled into water
Flocculation
Removal of clay or suspended sediment
Endemic species
Species that have lived in a specific area since the beginning of the ecosystem
Flagship species
Species with high public profile
EDGE
Evolutionary Distinct and Globally Endangered
Keystone species
Species that has large effect on ecosystem
Critically endangered
Facing extremely high risk of extinction in the wild
Hard release
No after release support such as regular food/ water
Soft release
After release support provided
Intensive farming
Limited land so must maximise output and utilise land as much as possible
Extensive farming
Lots of land- utilising throughout the year in different ways (e.g different crops) and includes field rest/ recovery
Selective breeding
Breeding animals with desired characteristics to continue offspring with that feature
Cross breeding
Cannot guarantee characteristics but mixes two different species
Genetic modification
Changing the DNA code in plants to make it more useful for consumers
Endemic pest
Constant pest of a small number
Epidemic pest
Massive outbreak that causes major problems