Foundations
In a system diagram, _____ is represented using arrows
What is energy flows?
The 3 symbiotic relationships are
What is Parasitism, Mutualism, and Commensalism?
Change in the genetic characteristics of a population over generations
What is Evolution?
Flows over the land surface rather than sinking into the ground
What is Runoff?
Growing crops for sale on the market than local consumption is
What is Cash Cropping Farming?
Has a world view that can be considered primarily
What is Technocentric?
Mass of organic material in organisms or ecosystems
What is Biomass?
Reduction in population size caused by an event (natural disaster) that reduces genetic diversity.
What is the Bottlenect Effect?
The nutrient pollution from agriculture/ sewage “Desert”
What is Dead Zone?
Plants/Animals whose genetically modified or alttered
What is GMO?
The country of Austraila showed resistance depicted by____ happening to there ecosystem
What is Wildfires?
Alter energy flow and nutrient cycles, reducing ecosystems productivity
What is human activity?
Method to measure biodiversity within an ecosystem
What is Simpson’s Diversity Index
_____ is the main impact of economic growth on aquatic environments
What is Increased water pollution?
What does the “B” layer represent in the soil layer
What is Subsoil (Accumulation of minerals)?
The amount of energy available to do useful work in system decreases over time
What is Second law of thermodynamics?
Increases ecosystems complexity, stability, and productivity over time
What is Succession?
Period before Paleozoic
What is Mesozoic?
____ from Gulf Stream currents keep Europe warm
What is Warm Air Rising?
The greatest permeability on the soil structure is
What is Sand?
These 4 factors are used to evaluate trends around the world for scientific appraisal.
What is pollution, biodiversity, climate, and population?
_____ parts of the ecosystem perform cellular respiration
What is Producers and Consumers
Consequence of domesticating for economic reasons
What is the decrease of genetic diversity in the organisms population?
Controls the strength and direction of winds (affects weather patterns)
What is NAO?
Soil erosion, Habitat loss, Reduction in biodiversity, Pollution, and Ozone hole depletion are environmental impacts of ____
What is farming?