Services
____________ services of habitats include supplying food, water, wood, oil and gas.
Provisional
What type of habitat loss happens when roads are built through a habitat?
Fragmentation
Mass expansion of urban areas that rapidly destroys the surrounding environment is called?
Urban Sprawl
What is the term for “relating to water”?
Aquatic
Which habitat has various species of grasses as the dominant species?
Grasslands
Pollination is part of what ecosystem service?
Supporting
Act of polluting or otherwise altering a habitat until the quality of the habitat can no longer support life is called?
Degradation
Clearing of forest land for agriculture or urban development is called?
Deforestation
What is the term for “relating to soil or dry land”?
Terrestrial
Which habitat has various species of large evergreen trees, vines, ferns and mosses?
Tropical Forest
Tourism and recreation are examples of which of the following services provided by habitats?
Cultural
Breaking up habitats to the point where the habitat can no longer remain functional is called?
Fragmentation
Mining and clearing land for energy production is called?
Energy Development
Which habitat contains half of all plants and animals on Earth, even though it only covers 6% of the Earth?
Tropical Forests
Which type of habitat can carnivorous plants be found?
Bogs
Climate control is part of what ecosystem service?
Regulating
Act of complete loss of habitat through direct human involvement is called?
Destruction
Warming of the earth and loss of land area due to rising sea levels is called?
Climate Change
Which marine zone extends across the continental shelf, and sunlight penetrates throughout it?
Neritic Zone
Which type of habitat has plants with shallow widespread roots and thick leaves?
Deserts
Pharmaceuticals are part of what ecosystem service?
Provisional
Oil spills are an example of which types of habitat loss?
Degradation
Building a neighborhood outside of the inner city is an example of what type of habitat loss?
Urban Sprawl
What is the deepest subzone of the Oceanic zone of marine habitats?
Bathypelagic
Which habitat has trees with color-changing leaves such as oak, maple and beech?
Deciduous/Temperate Forest