Levels of Organization and Interactions
Nutrition Cycles and Population Dynamics
Degradation and Destruction
Conservation
100
The number of different species in an area is called this
Biodiversity
100
How many organisms a ecosystem can support is called?
Carrying Capacity
100
The process by which the habitat is broken into smaller pieces is called?
Habitat fragmentation
100
Your impact on the biosphere is called this?
Ecological footprint
200
If an estuary is the mix when fresh and salt water come together,what part of the river will you find this?
The Mouth
200
What era between 1700 and 1800 sparked an increase in population growth?
Industrial Revlution
200
If chemicals or pollutants build up in an organism and eventuallly cause damage, Which is called?
Bioaccumulation
200
What helps to prevent fragmentation?
Habitat corridor
300
The more species found in an area, the ________ it is.
Healthier
300
What kind of line is shown on a graph if its Arithmetic?
Straight line
300
When fresh water is used on the coasts, less of it flows out and allows saltwater to flow back into the groundwater, What is this called?
Saltwater intrusion
300
The planting of different crops that uses different nutrients is called this?
Crop rotation
400
What percent of energy is from one trophic level to the next?
10 percent
400
If leaching is the process by which water brings nutrients into the ground, then what is it called if water seeps into the ground?
Perculation
400
The process in which habitat is destroyed completly?
Habitat loss
400
If all chemical reactions produce heat, where does it go?
Back into space
500
The role an animal plays in an enviroment is called?
A Niche
500
What kind of growth did the industrial revolution start for future years?
Exponential
500
Which type of species dominates the other, native or non-native?
non-native species
500
The study of the living and nonliving organisms and how they interact is called what?
Ecology
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