Definitions 1
What is an Ecosystem?
All the living and nonliving things that interact in an area
What is Ecology?
The study of ecosystems
How does pollution affect wild life?
Hurt, kill, maim, disrupt, etc
Is a desert an ecosystem?
Yes because it has living and nonliving things interacting
What is a food web?
Shows how all animals in an ecosystem eat each other
What is Pollution?
Release of harmful materials into the environment
What is Marine Wildlife?
Animals that live in seas and oceans
What is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?
Patch of solid waste the size of Texas floating in the currents of the North Pacific
Is a forest an ecosystem?
Yes because it has living and nonliving things interacting
What is a food chain?
Shows how 3-4 animals eat each other and is a straight line
What is Biodiversity?
The variety of wild life in an ecosystem.
What is Plastic Pollution?
The release of plastic into the ecosystem
What does it mean for something to be a Global Problem?
It affects the world
Is the surface of Mars an ecosystem?
No because it does not have living and nonliving things interacting
What is a producer?
An organism that can make its own food
What is the Percent of plastic pollution that comes from land?
80%
What is the Percent of plastic pollution that comes from sea?
20%
What does it mean for something to be a Local Problem?
It affects a small area
What is mutualism?
When both animals benefit
What is a consumer?
An organism that needs to eat another organism for food
What is a biotic factor? Give an example
A living thing
What is an abiotic factor? Give an example
A nonliving thing
What happens to plastic once it reaches the ocean?
Lands on islands, clumps in the oceans, and affects animals
What is commensalism?
When one animal benefits and the other doesn't care since it is not hurt or helped
How do plants get their energy?
Photosynthesis