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What is the defenition of "niche"
The Role a species plays in its environment
What chemical element exists in all living organisms
Carbon
Break down the word Ecology and define it
Eco=Life Logy=Study of
What is a Hypothesis
A hypothesis is a proposed explanation or educated guess for a phenomenon, observation, or problem
What is pollution
Harmful substances entering the environment
Which island received the most rain during the Kona Low storm
Maui at 62 inches
Name one carbon sink
Plants Ocean Algae Etc
What is Hawaiis most invasive plant
Strawberry Guava
What does the prefix bio mean
life
What are the 3 R's
Reduce, reuse, recycle
What is the word for something non-living
Abiotic
What is the most produces greenhouse gas
Carbon Dioxide Co2
What are biotic Factors
These are all the living factors in a ecosystem
What is a variable
A singular part of a science experiment
What is a renewable energy source that uses sunlight
Solar Energy
What does Variegated mean
When a plant has multiple colors
What Human activities releases the most Co2
Bruning Fossil Fuels
What is the biggest biome
Ocean
What is the Scientific method
The scientific method is the way in which scientists perform an experiment
What are the 2 main reasons for sea level rise
Land ice melting and thermal expansion
An organism that makes its own food
Autotroph
What is climate change
Define Ecology
The study of how different organisms interact with each other in the environment around them
What is a term for a species only found in one place (Example:Silver sword)
Endemic
What percentage of Hawaii's native species are found nowhere else on earth
About 90%