They are the raw materials that can be obtained from ecosystems
provisioning services
this situation is created by overexplotation of the environment that leads to biodivetsity loss
scarcity
When plant ground cover is lost, and it loses its ability to hold water.
Soil erosion
occur when heavy rainfall or the melting of snow and ice overwhelms the soil´s capacity to hold water.
FLOODS
Wood, plants, freshwater, food, fuel, fiber ARE EXAMPLES OF__________________
provisioning services
It’s a species whose population in the wild is so small that they are in danger of extintion
endangered
What determines the type of plants and animals that live in a biome?
CLIMATE
It is the fragile cover of earth.
SOIL
GYRES
The animals raised on a farm
livestock
Refers to the division of habitats into fragments or sections.
HABITAT FRAGMENTATION
A mixture of decomposing organic matter that is usually used to nourish
compost
HABITAT DEGRADATION
A type of agriculture that avoids depleting the Earth´s resources or polluting the environment
sustainable agriculture
it is created by logging and clearing of land for agriculture.
HABITAT DESTRUCTION
The plants, vegetables, fruits or grains cultivated in agriculture
crops
terrestrial biomes
Desert, forest, grassland, tundra
What are the layers of the soil
Oganic , topsoil, subsoil- parent material, bedrock.
Mention the aquatic biomes
.freshwater and marine.
The animal waste, or feces, that is usually used to fertilize soil.
MANURE
The process in which a large portion of soil slides down a slope.
landslides
They are places where people are aware of the need to protect ecosystems.
SUSTAINAble communities
The naturally occurring fires that spread rapidly.
wildfires
A large biographical area with plants and animals that have adapted to the specific climate of the region.
biomes
There are ________________ that share characteristics
ecosystems