Biology 0610 · IGCSE

Habitat destruction

43 practice questions on Habitat destruction, with worked solutions and instant marking.

Fill in the sentences about the enhanced greenhouse effect.

Feb/March 2017

Which outcome is most likely to happen as a consequence of deforestation?

Feb/March 2020

What environmental impacts does deforestation have?

Feb/March 2025

Fig. 7.1 depicts a newly planted oil palm plantation, with rainforest visible in the background. The land used for the oil palms has been cleared by cutting down part of the forest.

May/June 2016

Fig. 5.1 shows a forested area where some of the trees have already been felled.

May/June 2016

Extensive areas of forest are felled so that the land can be cleared for alternative uses. What effect does this have on the atmosphere?

May/June 2017

What is one harmful effect on an ecosystem of large-scale monoculture?

May/June 2018

Deforestation may harm the environment. Which statement about the harmful effect of deforestation is correct?

May/June 2018

Extensive areas of tropical forest have been cleared so that single-crop plantations of palm oil plants can be grown. What effect will this have on the ecosystem?

May/June 2019

What is one harmful effect of deforestation?

May/June 2019

Extensive tracts of tropical forest have been removed to create monocultures of palm oil plants. What effect will this have on the ecosystem?

May/June 2019

What is one harmful effect of deforestation?

May/June 2019

A forest fire destroyed an area of forest. Over time, the forest grew back. What is likely to happen to the amount of soil erosion and flooding once the forest has grown back?

May/June 2021

What occurs as a result of deforestation?

May/June 2021

What is one harmful effect on the environment caused by deforestation?

May/June 2023

What change takes place when sections of forest are cleared for farming?

May/June 2024

Which of the following statements about deforestation are correct?

May/June 2024

Cabbages are crop plants. Fig. 6.1 shows a place where forest has been cleared to make room for a monoculture of cabbage plants.

May/June 2024

The graph illustrates the percentage of species lost across three different animal groups as a result of different human activities over the last ten years. Which activity has led to the greatest overall percentage of species loss?

May/June 2025

What is one drawback of growing crop plants in large-scale monocultures?

May/June 2025

Figure 6.1 contains maps of an island, showing forest cover in 1982 and again in 2013.

May/June 2025

What is one immediate consequence of deforestation?

Oct/Nov 2017

Which outcome is least likely to arise from deforestation?

Oct/Nov 2018

What is one harmful effect of deforestation on the environment?

Oct/Nov 2018

Which outcome is least likely to be caused by deforestation?

Oct/Nov 2018

Fig. 4.1 is a photograph of land from which the trees have been removed.

Oct/Nov 2018

What effects can deforestation have?

Oct/Nov 2019

What might be the possible effects of deforestation?

Oct/Nov 2019

A few examples of how land areas can be used are given below. Which land uses would result in habitat destruction?

Oct/Nov 2019

What effects might deforestation have?

Oct/Nov 2019

What possible effects can deforestation have?

Oct/Nov 2019

What possible effects can deforestation have?

Oct/Nov 2019

What effects can deforestation possibly have?

Oct/Nov 2019

What are some undesirable effects of deforestation?

Oct/Nov 2022

What are the harmful effects of deforestation?

Oct/Nov 2022

What is one result of deforestation?

Oct/Nov 2022

Large molecules are assembled from smaller molecules.

Oct/Nov 2022

Fires add carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

Oct/Nov 2022

What may rise as a consequence of deforestation?

Oct/Nov 2023

Wheat plants are often cultivated across extensive areas as a monoculture. What negative environmental impact can result from this farming method?

Oct/Nov 2024

In what ways will deforestation affect these natural processes?

Oct/Nov 2024

Fig. 7.1 illustrates how several land uses changed in one country between 1500 and 2000.

Oct/Nov 2024

Which statements describe the effects of deforestation?

Oct/Nov 2025