Biodiversity
What is biodiversity?
All the different types of life found in an ecosystem/biome.
Energy taken from natural resources that are easily replenished
renewable energy
Long term shifts in temperature and weather patterns
Why does deforestation impact climate change?
Trees help remove CO2 and with less trees there is more CO2 and the greenhouse effect is increased.
What is an organism's tolerance.
Range of temp or ph. they can withstand before dyeing.
Which Biome has the most biodiversity?
Energy resources that cannot be replaced as fast as they are used
Non-renewable energy
Heating of the Earth's surface over time due to human activities
Global Warming
How would reforestation impact climate change?
Name two things that affect tolerance:
Temperature and ph.
Which Biome has the least biodiversity?
Tundra
List three non-renewable energy sources
Coal, oil, natural gas, nuclear energy
Process where certain gases in the Earth's atmosphere trap outgoing heat,
Greenhouse Effect
List three ways ways CO2 is introduced into the atmosphere by humans
factories, power plants, cars, burning
A species that causes harm to an ecosystem
invasive species
List an example of human activities that decrease biodiversity:
Poaching, Deforestation, Urbanization, Invasive Species
List three renewable energy sources
water, wind, solar, biofuel
substances in the Earth's atmosphere that trap heat,
Greenhouse gasses
List two natural ways CO2 gets into the atmosphere
Forest fires and volcanoes.
Keep them from entering an area to begin with.
List an example of something that increases biodiversity:
Endangered species act, reforestation, hunting/fishing limits, recycling.
Where do fossil fuels come from?
Ancient organisms
The most common greenhouse gas
carbon dioxide
List three ways humans can reduce CO2
plastics, waste spills, oil spills, factories/CO2, cars, radiation, light, noise, thermal pollution.