Random ecology
Vocabulary
Vocabulary 2
Random ecology
About Ms.Autumn
100
a resource replaced by natural means
What is a renewable resource?
100
extinction
This occurs when a species disappears from all or part of its range.
100
pollutant
What do we call a harmful material that can enter the biosphere through the land, air, or water.
100
invasive species
What do we call a species that is introduced into a new habitat?
100
5'6"
How tall is Ms. Autumn
200
sustainable development
What is the concept of using natural resources at a rate that does not deplete them is called
200
agriculture
What is the practice of farming plants or animals.
200
smog
What do we call the mixture of chemicals that occurs as a gray-brown haze in the atmosphere?
200
term used to describe the increase in the average temperature of the biosphere.
What is global warming?
200
Mostly country, but I like all music except for rap.
What type of music does Ms. Autumn listen to?
300
biodiversity
The sum total of the variety of organisms on Earth is referred to as
300
planting fields with a single variety year after year.
Define monoculture
300
water vapor combining with chemical compounds in the air to form drops of nitric and sulfuric acids.
What is acid rain?
300
Pg 160.....solar energy, production of oxygen, storage and recycling of nutrients, regulation of climate, purification of water and air......
Name two ecosystem services.
300
Wyoming
Where did Ms. Autumn move from?
400
Development of modern agriculuture, which lead to an increase in the world's food supply.
What was the green revolution?
400
the wise management of natural resources, including preservation of habitats and wildlife.
Define conservation
400
a species whose population size is declining in a way that places it in danger of extinction.
Define endangered species.
400
hunting and gathering, agriculture, industry, urban development
List human activities that affect the biosphere.
400
Virginia.....a town about 3 hours from here.
Where is Ms. Autumn orginally from?
500
When the concentrations of harmful substances increase in organisms at high trophic levels in a food chain.
What is biological magnification?
500
the sum total of all the different forms of genetic information carried by all organisms living on the Earth today.
Define genetic diversity.
500
The splitting of ecosystems into pieces.
Define Habitat Fragmentation.
500
sewage dumped into streams, oil spill at sea, pesticides that enter food chain, acidic gases from burning fossil fuels
List three example of an environmental pollutant.
500
Montana State University
What college does Ms. Autumn attend?
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