Symbiosis
One organism benefits, the other one is harmed.
Parasitism
This is the name for any harmful substance released into the soil, air, or water.
What are pollutants/pollution?
Where does the water go from the sewage drains in streets?
Straight to the rivers/oceans!
What is a nonnative species?
A species that does not occur naturally in an ecosystem.
What term defines nonnative species whose introduction causes harm to the native environment?
Invasive
This term describes organisms fighting over available resources.
What is competition?
This is created when pollution combines with moisture in the air.
What is acid rain?
What is one way that we pollute streams and rivers?
Runoff from cities, pesticides, fertilizers, and human waste,
How does biodiversity affect the sustainability of an ecosystem?
When biodiversity increases, sustainability increases (and vice-versa)
What is the greatest negative impact that humans have on biodiversity?
Habitat destruction
A clownfish lives in the tentacles of a sea anemone. The clownfish is protected, and the clownfish keeps the anemone safe.
What is mutualism?
Pollution that is put directly into the air from a specific source is called...
Primary pollutants.
This type of pollution is when you know the exact source of the pollution.
If you wanted to mine coal on a hilly terrain, which method would you use?
a) open-pit mining
b) mountaintop removal
c) strip mining
d) contour mining
d) Contour mining
Name one reason we should stop relying on fossil fuels.
-Fossil fuels are limited resources
-Burning fossil fuels harms our atmosphere
A lion hunts down and kills a gazelle
What is predation?
Pollutants that are changed in the air when combined with other pollutants or changed by interaction with sunlight.
This type of pollution is where we don't know the exact source of the pollution.
What is nonpoint source pollution?
The process of restoring an area of land to a more natural state.
How does planting one type of crop affect the biodiversity of an area?
Biodiversity decreases.
This type of air pollution is more common in cities. It occurs naturally high up in the sky where it is beneficial, but when it is close to the ground, it is harmful.
What is ozone?
What is it called when there is an overgrowth of algae in a body of water, caused by nitrogen and phosphorus runoff?
Eutrophication
Why are invasive species a concern?
They have no natural predators, and their population can grow out of control.