Sustainability
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What is a carnivore?
An animal that eats other animals
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What is ecological succession?
The process in which an environment changes over time
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What is a keystone species?
A species on which other species in an ecosystem largely depend, such that if it were removed the ecosystem would change drastically
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What is mine reclamation?
Reclamation is the combined process by which adverse environmental effects of surface mining are minimized and mined lands are returned to a beneficial end use
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What are fossil fuels?
coal and oil that were formed millions of years ago from organic remains
What is an example of a BIOTIC factor in the ocean?
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Lightning causes a fire that destroys all the plants in a forest community. Which of the following is most likely to be the first to occupy the burned area?
Grass and annual plants
Give an example of a threat to tropical rainforests?
Ranching
Logging
Farming
What are the 4 greenhouse gases?
Water vapor, Methane, Nitrogen dioxide, Carbon dioxide
Name 4 renewable energy sources
Tidal energy
Solar energy
Hydroelectricity
Geothermal
Biomass
All the members of a particular species that live in one area are called a(an):
Population
Which trophic level has the highest amount of energy?
1st trophic level aka producers
In the tropical rain forest, adaptations include . . .
plants and animals that live in different layers of the canopy.
CFC's are responsible for...
The depletion of the ozone layer
Give an effect an environmental effect of using oil
Oil spills
Greenhouse gases emissions
Smog
What is an ecological footprint?
The land needed to support all a person’s activities
Bacteria living on the roots of plants can absorb nitrogen from the atmosphere and fix it by converting it to a form plants can use. This process is called:
Nitrogen Fixation
The transformation of arable (productive) land to unproductive land due to climate change or destructive land use is
Deforestation
What is non-point source pollution?
Pollution from a large area. You cannot see where it starts, but know where it ends
What is the difference between biodegradable and non-non-biodegradable materials?
biodegradable can be broken down, while non-biodegradable cannot
What is sustainability?????
Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
Which of the following processes is NOT involved in the carbon cycle?
Denitrification
Soil is formed through
GIVE 3 WAYS
erosion
weathering
decomposition of organic waste
Pollution can contribute to _______, which is the increase in the earths temperate and altering of our climate
What is nuclear fission?
Uranium atoms split apart releasing energy