Biomes
Biome with next to no topsoil due to overall dryness.
Desert
A non-native plant or animal whose presences is disruptive to the local environment.
Invasive species
Term used for coal, oil, and natural gas when used as a source of energy.
Fossil Fuels
Materials or substances that occur in nature and can be utilized by human society.
Natural Resources
A consumer which exclusively eats meat
Carnivore
Biome best known for its permafrost layer.
Tundra
The loss of all members of that species, or a reduction to the point of no recovery.
Extinction
Term used for energy generated through dams and tidal kinetic turbines.
The 3 "R"'s of sustainability.
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
The trophic term for producers
autotroph
Biome with the most fertile ground
______ biodiversity means ______ stability in that ecosystem.
Greater/Greater or Less/Less
Solar energy uses _______ amounts of space and has _____ initial costs
Large/High
Term for chemicals used to selectively kill or ward off specific species whose presence may be detrimental to crop growth.
Pesticide
In terms of predation, secondary consumers are both ___ and ____.
Predator and Prey
Biome best known for moderate weather, 4 seasons, and changing leaves
Temperate Deciduous Forest
Species whose place in the food web is critical.
Keystone Species
Geothermal
The practice of using highly space efficient and cost efficient practices to raise animals on a larger industrial scale.
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation, or CAFO
The curve showing a tapering of population as species begin to approach an ecosystem's carrying capacity.
Logistical or Logarithmic
The 5 water biomes discussed in class are oceans, estuaries, lakes/ponds, rivers/streams, and _____.
Coral Reefs
_____ variation allows for a species to better survive disease.
Genetic
Process of splitting atoms used to power nuclear plants.
Fission
A quantifiable term for the amount of natural capital it takes to support an individual's use of natural resources.
Ecological Footprint
About _____% of energy is transferred from each trophic level.
10%