POLLUTE
A substance that is added to the environment in such a fast rate that it cannot be broken down, stored, or recycled in a non-damaging form
What is pollution / a pollutant?
Uses satellites to track the changes in landscape over time
What is physical monitoring?
What is the gradual growth of organisms in an area that was previously completely devoid of life
Primary succession
Scientists estimate that ___% of all living things that have ever lived are extinct.
What is 90%
"Cows eating grass" is an example of this part of an organisms niche
What does it eat?
Rain with a pH less than 6
What is acid rain?
Assesses the quality of air, soil, and water.
What is chemical monitoring?
The regeneration of a burned but still alive forest is an example of this
What is secondary succession?
The main reason why so many species are threatened with extinction today
What is habitat loss?
A "burrow" is an example of this part of an organisms niche
What is where it lives?
Sulfur and Nitrogen combine with water vapour in the atmosphere to make ___
What is acid rain?
Concerned with changes in climate, temperature, and weather patters
What is environmental monitoring?
The type of succession that involves the breaking of rock
What is primary succession?
These are non-native organisms that typically lack natural predators
What is an introduced species?
Magpies and Wolverines fill this niche in Alberta
What are scavengers?
A pesticide used to control insects which was later found to cause issues for organisms not intended to be targeted, such as eagles and hawks
What is DDT?
Amphibians act as these to help us monitor the overall health of our environment
What are indicator species?
In the process of succession, organisms do this
What is alter the environment making it possible for other species to move in
Hunting and fishing are an example of this contributor to extinction
What is overuse?
A tapeworm is a parasite, refers to this part of an organisms niche
The build up of a pollutant in body tissues as it moves up in the food chain
What is bioaccumulation?
A report that outlines how an activity will affect the environment
What is an Environmental Impact Assessment?
Lodgepole pines are involved in this type of succession
What is secondary succession?
The introduction of substances that cannot be broken down/stored/recycled in a non damaging way is a contributor to extinction
What is pollution?
They grow on or in dead / waste material
What are decomposers?