Vocab
What is the meaning of "organisms"?
Living things
What is the biosphere?
Earth and its surrounding atmosphere
What are some ways you can help stop pollution? Name 2.
2) Use solar-power clocks and calculators
3) recycle batteries
4) Turn off the light and other electronics at your home
5) Save water in every way you can
What two things does the sun give that all living things need to live and grow?
True or false: Earth is round
false
What is the meaning of "variety"?
different types of things
Give two examples of ecosystems from the textbook.
forests, lakes, swamps, deserts
What does one ecosystem and the organisms that live in it depend on?
other ecosystems
What are some ways of preventing overfishing?
1) fishing can be banned where necessary
2) people can use correct nets to keep from trapping young fish and other sea animals
What are Earth's largest living structure?
Coral reefs
What is the meaning of "banned"?
Not allowed
What did people do to protect the ozone layer?
How did the tropical forests disappear?
What riches does the sea bring us besides animals? Name 3
salt, iron, copper, fossil fuels (petroleum and natural gas)
Who invented the term "ecology"? (name)
Ernst Haeckel
What is the meaning of "species"?
kinds of animals, plants, and other living things
Natural area where groups of living and nonliving things interact with their environment.
What is the ozone layer?
Part of the atmosphere that protects us from the sun
What is the meaning of the word "ecology" translated from Greek?
"the study of the house"
what are some examples of fungi? name 2
Mushrooms, molds, and yeasts
What is the meaning of "directly"?
right away, immediately
Name 2 mammals that live near the sea and spend much of their time in it.
seals, walruses, polar bears
How does cutting down trees negatively affect the environment?
1) The soil gets washed away by rain. Because of this, plants cannot grow and animals have to leave their habitats.
2) The trees cannot produce needed oxygen
What three powerful radiations does the sun produce?
X rays, ultraviolet rays, microwaves
How old is Earth?
Earth is about 4.54 billion years old.