Microbiome and Soil/ Agriculture
First organisms on Earth.
What are microbes?
When a non-native species has fully integrated into an ecosystem
what is a naturalized species
Field of public health that assess both natural and built environments and relate to the health of human populations
What is Conservation Biology.
mouth, nose, eyes, ingestion, absorption through skin
what are common routes to toxin exposure
Photosynthetic microbes that can cause algal blooms.
What is algae?
3 types of harm an invasive species can cause to a native species
disease, predation, resource competition
Clean air, safe workplaces, preserved nature are just some requirements for good health as outlined by what agency
World Health Organization (WHO)
What is SLOSS? What area of study within biology is it applied to?
Single large or several small; Conservation Biology
4 important chemical properties contributing to toxicity
shape, structure, solubility, and stability
What are the 5 different ways that can affect microbiome composition?
Feeding methods, medication, dietary habits, environment/lifestyle, and weight fluctuations
Why introduce some invasives on purpose?
improve soil health (choosing nitrogen fixing plants), to eat another invasive, for economic reasons
Fungi, ticks, mosquitoes, and other animals are known as potential…?
diseases vectors
Identify the 5 threats to biodiversity.
Land and sea change, pollution, species exploitation, climate change, invasive species and disease
If the duration of exposure to a toxin is less than 24 hours, it is considered...?
what is acute exposure
5% of soil composition that is crucial to supporting life and maintaining nutrients
What is Humus?
4 common traits for invasives
Rapid reproduction, high dispersal, fast growth, ecological competency
Government's power to take private property and convert it for public use
eminent domain
What is the 2nd biggest direct threat to species after habitat destruction?
The wildlife trade
When is an item considered a microplastic?
5 mm or smaller
What is an example of microbes causing global changes?
Algal blooms/ infectious diseases (covid/plague/etc), introducing oxygen into the atmosphere
ability to compete in new habitats/surviving between seasons
what is ecological competency
This New Zealand law declared that a specific river is a living whole, from the mountains to the sea, incorporating all its physical and metaphysical elements
Smallest area of habitat needed for MVP
MDA or minimum dynamic area= smallest area of habitat needed for MVP or minimum viable population
Why is it so dangerous that toxins adsorb to the surfaces of plastics?
Introduces the toxins into the food chain when animals eat the plastic