The reasons why insect populations are declining 

•            In Europe, important plants are no longer found in fields or 1 

•            In the Amazon rainforest, 2 might be the cause of butterfly and beetle loss. 

•            Globally, pesticides are affecting the spatial skills and 3 of bees. 

The consequences of declining insect populations 

•  Insects are an essential part of the 4 in all places apart from Antarctica.

• Crop production will fall dramatically. 

•  Researchers can’t discover any new 5 based on plants. 

The possible ways to prevent insect extinction 

•  Governments must restrict the sale of pesticides. 

•  People must reduce their consumption of 6 

• Sand from the Antioch Dunes was used to make 7 for houses in the early 1900s

•  The metalmark butterfly requires one type of Antioch Dunes plant for its

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•  In recent years 9 has led to the loss of wildlife in the Antioch Dunes. 

•  The Antioch Dunes project shows how 10 does not always require much land.