Ecosystems and emergent properties
¿What are the essential components of ecosystems?
Producers, consumers and decomposers.
Fill the blank: In the food chain the __ eats the primary consume.
Secondary consumer.
What is Biodiversity?
the variety of life on Earth
This essential environmental process is performed by bees, birds and insects, supporting global food production and, right now, is being threatened by biodiversity loss.
Pollination
What historical event led to over consumption?
Industrialization/Industrial Revolution
Three examples of inland waters in Mexico.
Lakes, wetlands and rivers.
What is the first law of energy?
Energy is neither created or destroyed, it is only transformed.
How is Biodiversity fundamental to our daily lives?
it provides us with a wide variety of natural resources that we constantly use
Overexplotation of natural resources in areas like Guanajuato and Chihuahua has caused the depletion of these underground water reserves.
Aquifers
What is the main cause of biodiversity loss in the entire world?
Human Activity
This aquatic ecosystem is essential to the survival of saltwater species.
Coral reefs
How can energy manifest itself? Mention at least two
Thermal, chemical, and light
Which are the types of diversity?
Genetic diversity, Specie diversity and ecosystem diversity.
This term describes the variety of life on Earth that helps regulate climate, purify air and water, and ensure ecosystem stabilit.
Biodiversity
Why did the agricultural communities changed the environment for?
To grow crops and grow animals
Example of a Main terrestrial ecosystem
Temperate forests, jungles, dry tropical forests, grasslands and savannas, deserts, polar and high mountain ecosystems.
Mention one of the Biogeochemical cycles.
Atmospheric (gaseous), Sedimentary, Hydrological.
Mention the 5 Classification.
Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae and Animalia.
This environmental issue occurs when trees are excessively cut down, leading to habitat loss and soil erosion.
Deforestation
Pollution has an impact on 2 things, one is air, which is the other one?
Ocean
¿What are the two types of productivity?
Primary Productivity and Secondary productivity
The name of a law that states that only 10% of the energy in the food chain its transferred to the next trophic level?
10% law or Lindeman's Law.
Concept;Plays a vital role in the decomposition and recycling of nutrients.
Fungi
Riding a bike, carpooling, or using public transportation are example of actions that reduce this harmful type of emissions.
Pollution
What does Sustainable use of Natural Resources refers to?
Responsible use of resources without compromising their future