Environmental Systems
(Chapter 3)
(Chapter 3)
Water molecule (H2O) is formed by Ionic Bonding.
( True / False )
False
Made up of multiple Individuals living in a particular area
Population
Changes in DNA that can create variation among individuals
Mutation
underground soil remains frozen year-round in Tundra
Permafrost
differences in DNA among individuals within species and populations
Genetic Diversity
Tell the example of Negative Feedback Loop
Temperature, Blood Sugar Level, etc...
Tell 3 Abiotic Factor
Living things or dead bodies that are not breakdown yet
Tell the example of herbivory
cow eating grass...
something that eats only plants
Annual precipitation of Desert would be less than
( ) cm.
25
responsible travel to natural and cultural areas that conserves the environment, sustains the well-being of local people, and involves education and interpretation
Ecotourism
Which plate boundaries does the Himalayas belong to?
Convergent
Order of this word. (Small to Big)
Community, Population, Ecosystem, Individual, Biosphere
Individual → Population → Community → Ecosystem → Biosphere
How many energy goes to the next trophic level?
10%
(90% loss as heat)
Cactus thorns were originally ( )
Leaf
he process of breeding and raising organisms in controlled conditions
Captive breeding
Which sphere interacts each other when Tsunami happens?
Geosphere - Hydrosphere
Tell 2 examples of density-dependent limiting factors
Flood, Fire, Landslide, Earthquake, Tsunami...
The first organisms in first succession
Lichens
(Pioneer species)
When dry season in, few animals live in Tropical Dry Forest enter a sleeplike period of dormancy called ( )
Estivation
Clearing forests for logging or road building and make organisms isolated - removes the food, shelter or others. It is called ___________________
Habitat fragmentation
2 sources of Eutrophication
Phosphorus / Nitrogen
How organisms in type 3 survivorship curve show maintain their population size?
Many of them dead at the young ages, so they make a lot of offspring.
What happens without keystone species?
You can use examples.
ex) Sea otters - without them, urchins will eat kelp forest, lead declining in biodiversity
a partially enclosed body of water, like a bay or lagoon, where freshwater from rivers meets and mixes with saltwater from the ocean
Estuaries
the major law that protects biodiversity in the United States
Endangered Species Act (ESA)