Organisms that break down plant and animal matter.
What is a decomposer.
100
Dominant trees include oak, beech, maple, aspen, hichory, and an undergrowth of alder. Found along the eastern seaboard up into the Great Lakes region.
What is Temperate Deciduous Forest
100
Loss of trees in an area can lead to this.
What is desertification.
100
A series of trees planted to slow wind erosion.
What is a shelter belt.
200
The study of interactions between organisms and organisms and their environment.
What is ecology.
200
Movement of energy through a system from one organism to another.
What is a food chain.
200
High temperatures all year and support very little vegetation.
What is a desert.
200
Caring for our forest lands. Largely responsible for insuring that our forest lands stay constant and healthy for future generations.
What is silviculture.
200
The cross-section of ground displaying distinct soil horizons.
What are soil layers or a soil profile.
300
The non-living parts of our environment.
What is abiotic.
300
Links all food chains in an ecosystem.
What is a food web.
300
Along the Pacific Northwest including Vancouver Island. Here, along the coast, coniferous trees grow quickly and to great heights, the forest floor is mossy, shade-loving ferns and shrubs flourish.
What is Temperate Rainforest.
300
Evaporation of water from leaves.
What is transpiration.
300
Process in which dissolved minerals are carried deep into the weathered rock particles.
What is leaching.
400
The part of the planet that is capable of sustaining life.
What is the biosphere.
400
Level one consumers in a food pyramid.
herbivore.
400
The biome most of the Yukon is within.
What is Coniferous Forest.
400
The forest type that all of the Yukon falls within.
What is a the Boreal Forest.
400
Different methods to prevent water from forming furrows on slopes.
What is contour ploughing or terracing.
500
A collection of all organisms that live in a particular place, together with their physical environment.
What is an ecosystem.
500
Storage locations for large amounts of carbon.
What is a carbon sink.
500
The combined portions of the planet in which all life exists.
What is a biosphere.
500
Climate change will either lead to plant and animal species facing extinction or what other consequence?
What is adapt.
500
Dark, sticky, partly decomposed vegetation layer at the soil surface.