Salt Water
Who are the producers of the entire marine food webs?
What is phytoplankton?
The polar bear species is at a projected __% loss.
what is 30%?
Lakes, ponds, rivers, streams, and wetlands are all included in what kind of ecosystem?
What is a freshwater ecosystem?
Due to climate change, the Amazon is experiencing increasing ____, and reduced ____.
What is temperatures and rainfall?
Animals that live in natural ecosystems such as forests, grasslands, tundras, and deserts are considered what type of animals?
What is land animals?
Over __% of excess heat produced by the rising concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere is absorbed by the ocean.
What is 90?
The Arctic is warming about __ times as fast as the rest of the globe.
what is 3?
Because access to healthy freshwater is decreasing, communities have become more _______.
What is condensed?
What is a jaguar?
The cause of less successful reproduction
What is constantly increasing temperatures?
What causes organisms shells and skeletons to dissolve?
What is ocean acidification?
Where do walruses give birth?
on sea ice
What is the most common way that freshwater animals contract disease?
What is pollution within the water?
This amazonian bird has over a 4ft wingspan
What is a macaw?
Flooding and forest fires are two examples of ______ ________.
What is habitat destruction?
How does rising ocean temperatures affect whales?
Habitat loss
what gas is stored in the soil and released into the atmosphere as permafrost melts?
What is carbon dioxide?
"overreproduction" can be a result of...
What is higher temperatures and/or longer growing seasons?
This Amazonian species supports an entire micro ecosystem of bugs and algae in its hair
what is a sloth?
Warmer temperatures cause more water to evaporate from the land and oceans, this causes
What is increased precipitation?
due to their ___, whales are key species in ecosystems
what is size?
Expending far more ____ to find prey
what is energy?
How does disease spread throughout freshwater ecosystems?
When diseased animals decompose, or get eaten, they pass on those diseases
There are 40,000 different ___ species found in the Amazon rainforest basin. these species are diminishing through deforestation.
Plants
Rising carbon dioxide emissions increase ocean temperatures and _____
What is acidity and/or pollution?