Unit 0-1
Derived from human activities...
anthropogenic
This type of ecosystem service includes the goods or services that nature provides that benefit our mental/ emotional well-being.
provisioning
When two plate boundaries slide past each other
transform plate boundary
Energy resources that cannot be remade, regrown, or regenerated, so supply is finite
non-renewable energy
non-point source pollution
What relationship occurs when one species feeds on part of another organism? In other words, one organism gains at the expense of another.
parasitism
A _____ occupies a small niche whereas a ______ occupies a broad niche
specialist, generalist
This theory suggests that individuals will use land/ shared resources in their own self-interest rather than in keeping with the common good, thereby depleting the resources.
Known as the "bad ozone"
tropospheric ozone
An area underground where water is stored with an impermeable layer above it
confined aquifer
What are the levels of ecological organization (largest to smallest)?
biosphere, ecosystem, community, population, organism
The gradual establishment of biotic communities in lifeless areas where there is no soil or sediment is...
primary succession
Convection currents that cycle between the equator and 30 degrees north and south are known as...
hadley cells
What type of solar energy includes the heating of buildings/ water without use of special equipment
passive solar
This sewage treatment involves physical processes using screens/ grit tanks to remove large gloating objects.
Primary sewage treatment
How much energy is passed between organisms in an ecological pyramid?
10%
Which survivorship curve is characterized by:
- high mortality (low survivorship) early in life due to little to no parental care
- few make it to midlife; slow steady decline in survivorship midlife
- even fewer make it to adulthood
This is a traditional mining technique where a miner looks fo resources in river sediments
placer mining
What are the 6 Criteria Pollutants
1. sulfur dioxide
2. nitrogen oxides
3. carbon monoxide
4. particulate matter
5. tropospheric ozone
6. lead
This example describes what kind of feedback loop:
As permafrost thaws due to increasing temps, microscopic organisms wake up and start feeding on carbon, releasing heat trapping gasses as a by-product; gas then warms the atmosphere, causing more premafrost to melt, producing more gas.
Positive feedback loop
What are the five different environmental indicators?
1. biological diversity
2. food production
3. average global surface temperature and CO2 concentrations
4. human population
5. resource depletion
Which stage in demographic transition is categorized as transitional?
This is characterized by pesticide overuse by applying pesticides frequently, using high dosages, and the use of a limited range of active ingredients...
pesticide treadmill
What do CFCs release to break down ozone?
chlorine
This species is characterized by:
- K- selected species
- specialists
- slow reproductive rate
- high trophic level
Endangered Species