Unit 1
High-Income Country
What is the method of picking random participants for an experiment called?
Random Sampling
What does GPP stand for?
Gross Primary Productivity
What is used to kill fungi?
Fungacide
What do VOCs stand for?
Volatile Organic Compounds
What word best describes this: a layer of gas or layers of gases that envelope a planet?
Atmosphere
What technique involves the capture of a small number of individuals, marking them, and then releasing them back into the population?
Capture-mark-Recapture
What is it called when a new patch of land is created or exposed for the first time?
Primary Succession
What type of resource does fossil fuels fall into?
Nonrenewable Resources
What chemical compound contains carbon, chlorine, and flourine?
CFCs
What stage in the water cycle involves the creation of precipitate?
Condensation
What sampling method involves using a frame to isolate a standard unit of area?
Quadrats
Which biome has these characteristics:
- High Rainfall
- High Temperatures
- High levels of Diversity
Having a lack of stable food sources or lack of nutrition.
Food insecurity
What is the result of acid getting mixed with precipitate?
Acid Rain
What is the process by which plants use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water?
Photosynthesis
What equation is this representing?
D=1-sum(n/N)^2
Simpsons Diversity Index
What is called when the development of vegetation in an area over time, has reached a steady state?
Climax Community
What step in waste management at a landfill involves the burning of trash?
Incineration
What category of gases in the atmosphere traps heat?
Greenhouse Gases
What is the equation for cellular respiration?
C6H12O6 + 6O2 -> 6CO2 + 6H2O + ATP
What does RM mean in this equation?
P=(N1+N2)/RM
number of recaptured animals that have marks
What organization promotes the conservation of tropical rainforest resources and their sustainable management?
International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO)
Increased concentration of a substance as it is progressed through the food chain
Biomagnification
What international treaty covers climate change mitigation, adaptation, and finance?
Paris Agreement