Human Impact
Human Impact/Biotechnology
Food Webs
Vocabulary
100
Renewable resources have the ability to reduce greenhouse gases, however, have this negative impact on the environment.
What is habitat destruction?
100
Switching to renewable resources has this positive impact on the environment.
What is reduce greenhouse gases?
100
Most producers get their energy from this source.
What is the sun?
100
To harvest or take something excessively to a harmful degree
What is overharvest?
200
Horizon High students are considering building a butterfly garden in the courtyard. This is how it can impact native butterfly populations.
What is increase population size due to increase in habitat?
200
Deforestation has this impact on biodiversity.
What is decrease biodiversity due to habitat loss?
200
These organisms can be considered a tertiary consumer.
What are snake and owl?
200
The range of different inherited traits within a species.
What is genetic diversity?
300
Horizon West residents maintain green lawns with the help of weed killer, or herbicide. This is a negative impact on the environment.
What is kill native species of plants in the nearby forests?
300
Burmese pythons were introduced to the Everglades and are having this impact on biodiversity in that ecosystem.
What is decrease biodiversity because of preying on native species and outcompeting native predators?
300
This would happen to the food web if a wildfire burned away all of the grass.
What is collapse?
300
To cause something to become fixed or stop changing.
What is stabilize?
400
This is why fisheries need to monitor the fish populations before and after a season of fishing.
What is to prevent population collapse? What is to prevent overuse of a natural resource?
400
Farmers can use genetically modified corn to reduce pests without the use of pesticides. This is a negative consequence of having a field of cloned corn.
What is reduce in biodiversity? Making it vulnerable to a negative event?
400
These organisms would not survive if the grasshopper, a biotic limiting factor, was taken from this food web. (choose all that apply)
What is frog, bird, and snake?
400
To observe and check the progress or quality of something, such as the environment, over a period of time.
What is monitor?
500
Red tide is a seasonal event that occurs in Florida's coastal waterways. Algae blooms release toxins in the air that can cause flu-like symptoms depending on the concentration. This reason is why Florida fish and wildlife monitors the spread of these algae.
What is to inform the public and prevent people from experiencing sickness in the future?
500
Bioplastics have this advantage over petroleum-based plastics when disposed.
What is decompose at a much faster rate than petroleum-based plastics?
500
The hawk is in direct competition with these organisms.
What is owl and fox?
500
A biotic or abiotic factor that limits the growth or size of a population.
What is limiting factor?