1.6 Ecosystems
4.1 Ecosystems
4.2 Biodiversity
Impacts Rainforest
Impacts Antarctica
100
C6H12O6 + 6O2 ->6CO2 + 6H2O
What is Cellular Respiration
100
receives abundant rainfall, temperatures are warm and humid, lots of biodiversity
What is a tropical rainforest?
100
by means of ship ballast water, firewood, pallets, flowers, biological controls, erosion control
How do invasive species spread?
100
Rio 2 shows this impact quite well
What is the human impact of illegal logging
100
long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. These shifts may be natural, but since the 1800s, human activities have been the main driver
What is Climate Change
200
make a food chain for these organisms
snake, grasshopper, grass, hawk
GRASS >>> GRASSHOPPER>>> SNAKE >>> HAWK
200
long cold winters, short cool summers, vegetation is mostly coniferous trees
What is the boreal forest or Taiga?
200
results include potential medicines, diversity in genes, water and air purification, fuels, woods, fibers
What is the benefit of conserving biodiversity?
200
formal, legally binding agreements where a portion of a country's foreign debt is forgiven in exchange for conservation commitments
What are debt for nature swaps?
200
loss of ice, loss of habitat, impacts biodiversity
what is the impact of climate change
300
trophic level and name of ladybird
secondary consumer / third trophic level
300
occurs in an area where no previous community or soil exists to go from pioneer species to a climax community
What is primary succession?
300
Ensures conservation of fish stock in the EU fishing waters
What is the role of the EU CFP
300
through collecting resources can lead to deforestation, biodiversity loss, soil and water pollution
What is the human impact of mining
300
impacts biodiversity; disrupts food chains
What is the human impact of overfishing
400
90% of energy put out as heat and waste
What is the 10% rule of an energy pyramid
400
What is a pyramid of numbers
400
International agreement that bans selling, hunting, or capturing of threatened or endangered species.
What is the purpose of CITES
400
used for cooking and heat, wood taken can lead to a forest degraded
What is the impact of wood and timber collection in the rainforest
400
an agreement that established Antarctica as a demilitarized zone for peaceful purposes and scientific research
What is the Antarctic Treaty
500
the correct balanced equation of photosynthesis
(sunlight energy) + 6H2O + 6CO2 -> C6H12O6 + 6O2
500
Draw a pyramid of biomass and a pyramid of numbers from the following
Organism Biomass (g/m2) amount of organisms
Grass 4,000 1,000
Antelope 3,000 3
Ticks 2,000 800
Birds 1,000 100
answers vary
500
focus on threatened species with unique evolutionary history. protects some of the most unique species on the planet.
What is the role of the Evolutionarily
Distinct and Globally Endangered species (EDGE
500
soil erosion, no interception, much surface runoff, possible desertification
what are the results of deforestation?
500
helps preserve species and certain habitats in the southern ocean, protects food chain, results have been successful
What are fishing regulations in the Antarctic?