Conservation
What is conservation?
To protect and control natural resources like wildlife and natural elements like water, to preserve them for the future.
What is migration?
When a species moves from one location to another for a long time.
What is biodiversity?
A variety of different organisms within different ecosystems.
What is a limited factor?
Any environmental element the controls the population and carrying capacity of an environment.
What is human impact?
How human actions affect ecosystems.
What are some examples of conservation?
national conservation parks like YellowStone.
What are some examples of migration?
Canadian Geese, who moves from Canada to the US during different seasons.
Forests, coral reefs, Earth ECT.
What are some examples of limited factors?
Food, water, shelter, space
What are some examples of Human impact?
Who benefits from conservation?
Everyone!
Why do people migrate?
Factors like economy, conflict, or climate change.
Why is biodiversity important to humans and ecosystems?
It is the process that supports all life.
What are some biotic limiting factors?
Predators, competition.
Population growth, economy growth,pollution, and deforestation.
How can you conserve ecosystems and protect wild life?
Prevent pollution, take care of wildlife populations, plant trees/plants.
How does migration have effects?
It increase variation in populations.
What are the 3 levels of biodiversity?
Genetic,Species, and ecosystem
What are some abiotic limiting factors?
How does human population growth and resources impact wildlife and ecosystems?
It leads to habitat destruction, pollution and decreased biodiversity.
What are the 4 types of conservation?
Environmental,Animal,Marine, and Human.
What was the longest migration on Earth?
Caribou, (745miles)
How can we protect biodiversity?
Addressing climate change, protect wild life, helping indigenous people.
What is the relationship between limiting factors and carrying capacity?
Limiting factors determine the carrying capacity of an ecosystem by controlling how much the resources the environment has to sustain.
What are the 4 types of impact?
Clear,high,wide and deep.