Ecosystems & Biodiversity
What biome contains the highest biodiversity?
Tropical Rainforest
What is the maximum population an environment can sustainably support?
Carrying Capacity
What renewable energy source uses photovoltaic cells?
Solar Energy
What gas is primarily responsible for acid rain?
Sulfur Dioxide
What greenhouse gas is produced in large amounts by burning fossil fuels?
Carbon Dioxide
What species has a disproportionately large effect on an ecosystem?
Keystone Species
What farming method involves growing one crop over a large area?
Monocropping
What fossil fuel emits the most carbon dioxide when burned?
Coal
What process causes algae blooms due to excess nutrients?
Eutrophication
What landmark international environmental treaty was designed to protect the Earth's ozone layer
Montreal Protocol
What type of succession occurs after a volcanic eruption creates new land?
Primary Succession
What growth pattern creates a J-shaped curve?
Exponential Growth
What nonrenewable resource fuels nuclear power plants?
Uranium
What is the increase in toxin concentration at higher trophic levels called?
Biomagnification
What process stores carbon in forests and soils?
Carbon Sequestration
What relationship benefits both organisms involved?
Mutualism
What type of agriculture is practiced mainly to feed a farmer's family?
Subsistence Agriculture
What energy source uses Earth's internal heat?
Geothermal Energy
What pollutant forms when sunlight reacts with NOx and VOCs?
Photochemical Smog
What economic concept describes overusing a shared resource?
Tragedy of Commons
What term describes the variety of life in an area?
Biodiversity
What term describes the amount of land needed to support a person's lifestyle?
Ecological Footprint
What resource is used faster than it can naturally replenish?
Nonrenewable
What pollution source comes from many scattered locations?
Nonpoint Source Pollution
What measure tracks the total greenhouse gas emissions caused by an individual or organization?
Carbon Footprint