20-B1.1sts

explain how science and technology have both intended and unintended consequences for humans and the environment (SEC3)[ICT F3-4.1] (e.g. •evaluate the impact that human activity has had, or could have, on the biodiversity in an ecosystem: - wetlands management - land use - interbasin water transfer - habitat fragmentation - urbanization - slash-and-burn and clearcutting practices - monoculturing of forests, lawns, field crops, -     •assess the environmental consequences of the introduction of new species into established ecosystems (such as tropical fish in Banff Hot Springs, starlings, quack grass, scented chamomile, purple loosestrife) and discuss the responsibility of society to protect the environment through science and technology)