IB Biology HL A4.2.4 Ecosystem Loss Causes Questions

Explain how logging and oil palm plantations remove Borneo forest, and how climate, pollution and fishing pressures damage the Great Barrier Reef.

Syllabus
First assessment 2025
Course
Biology HL
Level
HL

Exam points

  • Explain how logging and oil palm plantations cause loss of Borneo forest habitat.
  • Explain how climate, pollution and fishing contribute to ecosystem loss on the Great Barrier Reef.

IB Biology HL A4.2.4 Ecosystem Loss Causes Questions question 1

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The satellite images show changes in the area covered by forest, much of which is mixed dipterocarp forest, on the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia.

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Which human activities are most likely to have caused the changes shown in the map?

A

Logging and palm oil plantation

B

Logging and rewilding

C

Mining and afforestation

D

Afforestation and palm oil plantation

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