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Theme D - Continuity & Change

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Direct Hit

Theme A - Unity & diversity

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Theme B - Form & Function

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Theme C - Interaction &  Interdependence

Hey there future biologists, eco-warriors, or maybe just exam-takers! Today, we&#39;re diving into how Mother Earth teaches us to be sustainable and why it&#39;s so crucial for us AND for future generations. So, grab your notebooks (or tablets) and let&#39;s save the planet&mdash;one biology lesson at a time! 🌍

Sustainability is like a renewable subscription to the planet. We want to keep using Earth&rsquo;s resources in a way that means they won&#39;t run out. Imagine you have a cookie jar - if you eat all the cookies at once, you&#39;ll have none left for later. But if you eat one and bake another, the cookies keep coming!

Imagine your phone battery. It runs out, and you charge it. But what if there was no way to recharge it? That&rsquo;s what&rsquo;s happening with fossil fuels. We&#39;re using them up, and they&#39;re not coming back!

1️⃣ Nutrient Availability

Real-World Example: Think of nutrients like the money you get on your birthday. You spend it, but then your job (or, for some of us, allowance) keeps the funds coming.

<ul>
	<li>Key Players: Decomposers like bacteria and fungi.</li>
	<li>Role: These little guys recycle carbon, nitrogen, and other nutrients so that life can keep on living.</li>
</ul>

2️⃣ Detoxification of Waste 🗑️

Real-World Example: Imagine you&#39;re painting a room. The smell is super strong. What do you do? You open a window to let fresh air in and the smell out.

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	<li>Key Players: Bacteria like Nitrosomonas.</li>
	<li>Role: They make sure toxic stuff like ammonium ions don&rsquo;t build up.</li>
</ul>

3️⃣ Energy Availability ☀️

Real-World Example: Imagine your phone without a charger. That&rsquo;s an ecosystem without the sun!

<ul>
	<li>Role: The Sun fuels most ecosystems. Remember the 1815 Mount Tambora eruption? It blocked sunlight, causing global crop failures and deaths. Yikes!</li>
</ul>

Brazil Nuts from Amazon 🌳

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	<li>The Issue: Logging is like that annoying person at the party who never knows when to leave, and it&rsquo;s threatening these awesome, tall trees.</li>
	<li>Solution: Leave some nuts to grow into new trees. Otherwise, we&#39;re just party crashers destroying the fun.</li>
</ul>

Cod in the North Atlantic 🐟

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	<li>The Issue: Overfishing in the 1990s was like binge-watching your favorite series in one night and having nothing left to watch.</li>
	<li>Solution: Set up a &ldquo;watch schedule.&rdquo; Limit fishing through quotas, decommission some boats, and even redesign fishing nets.</li>
</ul>

Sigmoid Growth Curve 📈

It&rsquo;s the &lsquo;M&rsquo; point on the graph where the population grows the fastest. Imagine it like your Instagram followers. You want steady growth, not a sudden spike and then a decline because you suddenly became boring!

Measures that Worked 🛠️

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	<li>Exclusion zones for breeding (think of it as &ldquo;Do Not Disturb&rdquo; signs 🚫).</li>
	<li>Bigger net holes to let young fish escape (it&rsquo;s not their time to be famous yet 🐟).</li>
	<li>Monitoring numbers (like checking your social media analytics 📊).</li>
</ul>

Since 2005, the number of adult cod in the North Sea has tripled. That&rsquo;s like going from 100 to 300 followers without buying any of them!

Mother Earth is a genius, and she&rsquo;s telling us how to be sustainable. We just have to listen, learn, and act. So, next time you eat a Brazil nut or enjoy some cod, remember the biology that makes it all possible!

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Study smart, save the planet, and ace that test! 🌱📚✨

Theme D - Continuity & Change

Sustainable Resource Harvesting A Guide

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The Basics - What is Sustainability? 🤔

Unsustainability Example - Fossil Fuels ⛽️

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Theme D - Continuity & Change

Sustainable Resource Harvesting A Guide

Table of content

The Basics - What is Sustainability? 🤔

Unsustainability Example - Fossil Fuels ⛽️

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