A large area of tropical forest is cut down and burned.
Which option correctly describes the effect on the carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere and the carbon dioxide removed from the atmosphere by photosynthesis?
Carbon dioxide released increases; carbon dioxide removed increases
Carbon dioxide released decreases; carbon dioxide removed increases
Carbon dioxide released increases; carbon dioxide removed stays the same
Carbon dioxide released increases; carbon dioxide removed decreases
49 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Biology 7.3 Biodiversity and the effect of human interaction on ecosystems, covering 7.3.1 Biodiversity, 7.3.2 Waste management, 7.3.3 Land use, 7.3.4 Deforestation, 7.3.5 Global warming, and 7.3.6 Maintaining biodiversity. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.