Biologi Form 4 Chapter 9

NAME : Najwan Fitri Bin Hamidon CLASS : 5 SERI SETIA TEACHER : Pn. Norpizah SCHOOL : SMK PUTRAJAYA PRESINT 14 (1)

LIST OF CONTENTS
NUMBER CONTENT PAGE

I. II. III.

Introduction Objective Human Activities That Endanger An Ecosystem Greenhouse Effects And The Thinning Of Ozone Layer Step To Maintain Stable Enviroment Conclusion Reference

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V. VI. VII.

INTRODUCTION

I, Najwan Fitri Bin Hamidon from 5 Seri Setia would like those who have been indirectly or directly involve in the making of this folio titled ENDANGERED ECOSYSTEM. Ministry Of Educations effort in organizing the making of this folio is highly appreciated in a way of increasing students understanding in biology .Hence, not only increasing students level of understanding , but also increasing the value of studying biology as it is related to our living . By doing this folio, it does not only increase my understanding towards biology ,also it makes me grow enthusiastic towards the intriguing subject, biology .I have now completed a paperwork on the topic ENDANGERED ECOSYSTEM based on the last chapter in the form 4 syllabus. Nevertheless ,I felt relief and grateful upon having such fabulous companion and references who were my biology teacher Pn. Norpizah Binti Hashim,my parents ,helpful friends also siblings .I was really thankful to those who have helped me out ,being supportive yet helpful especially in providing extra information on the topic which is given to in the making of this folio .Without their help surely I will not be able to make this folio as a satisfying piece .Not to forget Pn. Aniza Binti Abu Bakar for giving the students the opportunity to make this folio . Last but not the least, thank you once again to those who has helped directly or indirectly in the making of the folio

OBJECTIVE
A healthy yet lovely environment is always a significant dream to others. However numerous negative impact from unresponsible human activities has greatly affect our dream environment . It has not only cause in balance in environment but also causes various environmental problem besides endangering the ecosystem. The only way for us and the future generation to have a sense of peace mind living in the dream and lovely environment is mainly by planning development activities with great care which will possibly not affecting the environment at all. To raise the efforts of creating a convenient, safer yet conducive environment for ourselves and the future generations . To deduce the time for the depletion and the destruction of the environment due to the environmental problems caused by human beings

HUMAN ACTIVITIES THAT ENDANGER AN ECOSYSTEM

Human Activities That Threaten The Ecosystem The worlds population might reach to 10 billions in the next fifty years .Hence, when there are increments in the number of the worlds population , it generally means that there is an increasing demand for shelter, food, medicine, transport and raw materials . Today, due to expectation of modern living and industrial revolution, the world has to confront the destruction of forests to build more houses, to being use as plantation areas and build roads, just to fulfil humans needs . Unplanned developments and mismanagement of ecosystem give rise to vast amounts of environmental crisis .Among those environmental problems are greenhouse effect, global warming, pollution, soil erosion, landslide, flash flood and ozone depletion . The human activities that we are talking about are like agriculture, burning or combustion, industrialization, urbanization and last but not least, deforestation.

Burning Cause -Greenhouse Effect -Pollutions

Deforestation Cause -Soil Erosion -Land Slides

Farming,Industrial, Urbanisation Cause -Pollutions

Endangered Ecosystem

Pollutions

DEFORESTATION
Large agriculture of forests are cleared for extracting timber of fuel wood , agriculture needs, and for the sake of urbanization. The impacts are enormous and outrageous. Let see what are the drawbacks of deforestation . 1.LANDSLIDES Soil erosion is blocked. Thus, water flows inland and causes flash flood and landslides. When it rains for a long time especially during rainy season, the top layer of soil loosens and slides down ,thus causing landslides

2.SOIL EROSION leaning of trees causes the loss of tree leaves that protect the soil from a massive impulsive force of heavy raindrops and also causes the loss of tree roots that hold the soil in place The wide exposure to the raindrops forces, give arise to soil erosion. Here ,the top layer of soil is easily being washed away by heavy rainfall. The eroded soil, is then, deposited in rivers or streams

3.FLASH FLOOD During heavy rains, rainwater flows harshly into rivers because there is a non-existence of retention of water by plant roots as well as proper water catchments areas Due to silting in the rivers, the water flow is blocked. Thus, water flows inland and causes flash floods in low areas. In addition, soil erosion contributes in the depletion of minerals in the soil, causing the land trouble to be used as a place of cultivation

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4.FARMING In order to full fill the demands of todays food supplement, large areas of lands have been used and will be used for farming purposes. Excessive use of land for farming and stock rearing lead to infertile land and may expose the soil to erosion by wind or heavy rainfalls. Inorganic fertilizers usage in farming also results to eutrophication

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5.URBANISATION Industrialisation give off industrial waste and heated waste water causing water pollution and thermal pollution. Toxic gases released by industries contribute to a major concerning problem ; air pollution

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THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT

What Is A Greenhouse Effect?

The greenhouse effect is a process by which radioactive energy leaving a planetary surface is absorbed by some atmospheric gases, called greenhouse gases. They transfer this energy to other components of the atmosphere, and it is re-radiated in all directions, including back down towards the surface. This transfers energy to the surface and lower atmosphere, so the temperature there is higher than it would be if direct heating by solar radiation were the only warming mechanism. This mechanism is fundamentally different from that of an actual greenhouse, which works by isolating warm air inside the structure so that heat is not lost by convection

Who Discovered The Greenhouse Effect?

The greenhouse effect was discovered by Joseph Fourier in 1824,first reliably experimented on by John Tyndall in 1858, and first reported quantitatively by S vante Arrhenius in 1896.If an ideal thermally conductive blackbody was the same distance from the Sun as the Earth, it would have an expected blackbody temperature of 5.3 C. However, since the Earth reflects about 30%(or 28%) of the incoming sunlight, the planet's actual blackbody temperature is

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about -18 or -19 C, about 33C below the actual surface temperature of about14 C or 15 C. The mechanism that produces this difference between the actual temperature and the blackbody temperature is due to the atmosphere and is known as the greenhouse effect Global warming, a recent warming of the Earth's surface and lower atmosphere, is believed to be the result of a strengthening of the greenhouse effect mostly due to humanproduced increases in atmospheric greenhouse gases.

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THE THINNING OF THE OZONE LAYER

The ozone layer protects the Earth from the ultraviolet rays sent down by the sun. If the ozone layer is depleted by human action, the effects on the planet could be catastrophic. Ozone is present in the stratosphere. The stratosphere reaches 30 miles above the Earth, and at the very top it contains ozone. The suns rays area absorbed by the ozone in the stratosphere and thus do not reach the Earth. Ozone is a bluish gas that is formed by three atoms of oxygen. The form of oxygen that humans breathe in consists of two oxygen atoms, 2.When found on the surface of the planet, ozone is considered a dangerous pollutant and is one substance responsible for producing the greenhouse effect. The highest regions of the stratosphere contain about 90% of all In recent years, the ozone layer has been the subject of much discussion. And rightly so, because the ozone layer protects both plant and animal life on the planet .The fact that the ozone layer was being depleted was discovered in themid-1980s. The main cause of this is the release of CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons).Antarctica was an early victim of ozone destruction. A massive hole in the ozone layer right above Antarctica now threatens not only that continent, but many others that could be the victims of Antarctica's melting icecaps. In the future, the ozone problem will have to be solved so that the protective layer can be conserved.

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STEP TO MAINTAIN A STABLE ENVIROMENTS

There Are Many Step Can Be Taken To Maintain The Balance Of Nature Such As:

1.Enforcement Of Environmental Law Environment quality act, 1974 Controls and prevents the pollution of the environment Controls the type of licensing, content and quality of environment Tests and examines the samples of substances and gas from industries Natural forestry act, 1984 -Aims at protecting and preserving our forests and wildlife Pesticides act, 1974 -Aims at controlling the use of pesticides Protection of wildlife act, 1972-Aims at protecting wildlife animals, birds and plants Fisheries act, 1985 -Aims at controlling marine pollution
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2.Use Of Technology Use modern equipment and chemicals to control oil spills. Recycle rubbish. To look for methods to do research. Change organic rubbish to biogas. Use less polluting and clean fuels in motor vehicles. Control and treat the toxic and dangerous waste before disposing. 3.Education To increase the awareness and sensitivity of the individual to the environment. To provide the basic knowledge of environmental problems and effects of pollutions. To teach the public the necessary skills to protect and maintain a healthy society. To help the individuals to become responsible and sensitive to the environment

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4.Preservation And Conservation Of The Ecosystem Force the development companies to replant the forest trees after deforestation. Remaining the mangrove swamps area so that the ecosystem is protected. Restore the mining and used land for agriculture. Put effort in rivers cleaning to ensure there is sufficient supply of water in future) Practice of biological control. A method of controlling the animal pests by using natural predators instead of using chemical substances. Factors to choose the animals predators. 5.Efficient Use Of Renewable And Non-Renewable Energy

Energy plays an important role in our life Non-renewable energy will be exhausted in one day. For example, coal, oil and fossil fuels. Solar energy can be used as a substitute of fuel Renewable energy, such as solar energy, wave power and tidal power are environmental friendly and need to be developed

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CONCLUSION
The effects of unplanned development and mismanagement of the ecosystem can lead to damaging consequences such as soil erosion, flash floods, landslides, eutrophication ,pollution global warming, ozone depletion, climatic changes and loss of biodiversity. There are four types of pollution which are air ,water ,thermal, and noise pollution. Greenhouse gases released by various human activities can trap heat in the atmosphere and raise the Earths average temperature. Such an overall rise in the Earths temperature can leads to global warming. The thinning of ozone layer is mainly due to the accumulation of chloroflurocarbon (CFCs)in the atmosphere. Sustainable development must take into consideration of proper management of the ecosystem to ensure a balance of nature is maintained.

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REFERENCES
Biology Book Form 4 Success (Oxford Fajar) Biology > reference books. Internet

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