biodiversity
These are the three types of biodiversity
ecosystem, species, and genetic diversity
This is an example of a non-renewable resource
Trees and shrubs
carbon, coal, all fossil fuels, petroleum, natural gas
This ecosystem is found in the north and south poles and is a treeless biome
Tundra
which component of acid rain kills plants and harms the soil?
a. carbon dioxide and water
b. CFC's and fossil fuels
c. nitric acid and sulfuric acid
d. ozone and particulates
nitric and sulfuric acids
loses organic matter rapidly and slowly becomes a wasteland if something is not done about it soon
this is the component of acid rain that kills plants and harms soil
nitric and sulfuric acid
This is an example of a renewable resource
solar energy, wind, water, atmosphere, geothermal energy, hydroelectric power, electricity
This ecosystem receives about 10 inches of rain per year and the plants and animals that live there are able to adapt to extreme environments that allow them to survive.
Desert ecosystem
Which is the name for the bits of ash and debris found in the atmosphere that we breathe in as a result of the burning of fossil fuels and diesel engines?
a. particulates
b. precipitation
c. ozone
d. greenhouse gases
particulates
this is the highest concentration of organic material, microorganisms and soil activity
topsoil
These are places where significant numbers of habitats and species are in immediate danger of extinction.
biological hotspots Ex: equador, peru, chile, brazil, hawaii
this term relates to clearing large areas of land in order to plant one specific highly productive crop year after year
monoculture
This ecosystem is the closest to the equator where winds are basically calm all year round and contains the worlds most threatened species on earth.
tropical rain forest
which is a pollutant of soil and water that is now beginning to disappear due to laws and restrictions that affected the automobile industry?
a. carbon
b. lead
c. ozone
d. nitrogen
lead
this is at least one way that we can protect the quality of the soil, land, water, and atmosphere.
contour farming
watersheds
conservation management
stop burning fossil fuels
This is a reason why biodiversity is one of the world's greatest natural resources
provides us with food, medicine, anticancer drugs, a variety of goods and services in return for protection
this is a type of source that provides most of the energy for industrial production (factories)
burning fossil fuels, petroleum, oil, natural gas
this ecosystem has leaves that change color and lose their leaves in the fall season found in Eastern US, Canada, Europe, and Japan
Temperate forest or deciduous forest
The removal of soil by wind,water, and human activities
a. decomposition
b. erosion
c. burning fossil fuels
d. ozone
erosion
this is how topsoil forms
by the decomposition of life forms and broken down rock material
This type of biodiversity is the variety of habitats, communities, and ecological processes in the biosphere.
Ecosystem Diversity
This is caused by chemical pollutants that become increasingly concentrated in organisms at higher levels of the food chain. Ex: algae absorbs pesticides from farmland runoff into a stream, fish eat the algae, bird eats the fish, etc.
biological magnification
also called the snow fores, boreal forest, and is the world's largest biome except for the oceans consisting mostly of pines and spruces.
Taiga ecosystem
what three human activities have transformed the biosphere?
a. soil, water, fossil fuels
b. burning fossil fuels, ozone, factories
c. agriculture, development, industrial growth
d. petroleum, oil, natural gas
agriculture, development, industrial growth
this is what happens to the soil by plowing or tilling the land
the roots of plants will not be able to hold the soil in place and eventually washes the organic matter away