Vocabulary
abiotic meaning
non-living
Nutrients Pollution
Too much nitrogen and phosphorus from fertilizers that runoff into water.
Infant Mortality Rate (IMR)
amount of kids that die before the age of 1.
What is a Herbivore
Organism that eats only plants
What causes global warming
The build up of GHG in the atmosphere
Commensalism meaning
one organism benefits from another while the other has no effects.
Over population
The more people the more land and resources you will need to sustain the amount of people.
Total Fertility Rate (TFR)
Amount of kids a woman can have.
What do you call an organism that eats both plants and animals
omnivore
What are Green house gasses
GHG is carbon dioxide, methane and ozone in the atmosphere.
community meaning
all populations in an area
Invasive Species
Invasive species are animals or plants that people put in ecosystems that are not their normal home. This can effect local ecosystems.
What is something that would LOWER birth rate?
increase in health care, laws, increase womens education,family planning, child labor laws.
What is the name of a organism that eats meat
Carnivore
What creates GHG
Old fashion hairsprays, Cows, and Cars
autotroph meaning
produce their own food
Bioaccumulation
A build up of toxins overtime in an animal due to exposure of pesticides.
3 Types of Growth
Linear, Logistic, Exponential
Transfer of energy from one organism to another
Why is Global Warming bad?
Global warming causes waters to rise and takes up our coastal land.
scavenger meaning
eat dead things
Biomagnification
Increase of pollution as you go up the food chain.
What is carrying capacity?
maximum amount of organisms an environment indefinitely.
what is a heterotroph
anything that isn't a autotroph
How can we slow down global warming
We can stop using things that cause GHG like gas in cars.