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GCSE Biology · key term
A fuel made from recently living biological material, such as a crop.
Used by AQA
Specification 4.7.3.4 · Paper 2
Revise: DeforestationCreating cattle pasture, rice fields or biofuel plantations may supply useful products, but the land conversion can cause habitat loss, reduced biodiversity, soil degradation, flooding and increased atmospheric carbon dioxide.
For AQA's question about large-scale deforestation in tropical areas, name the specified reasons precisely: land for cattle and rice fields, and land for crops used to make biofuels.
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