Definitions
Facts
Data/ Statistics
Misc
Conservation
100
This term describes all the different species in an area living together and including the abiotic factors
Ecosystem
100
2 pioneer species in primary succession
Lichen and moss
100
What is the name of this diagram?
Pyramid of numbers
100
How is the stability of an ecosystem measured?
the amount of biodiversity
100
International agreement whose purpose is to protect endangered plants and animals and ensure sustainable trade in species
CITES (Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora)
200
The maximum population that can be supported without causing harm to the environment
Carrying capacity
200
GHG from livestock agriculture and rice farming
Methane
200
The A in the AFCOR stands for....
Abundant
200
This trophic level has the most energy
producers
200
Organization to manage and conserve whale populations to manage rapidly declining whale species and protected no fishing whale sanctuaries/safe breeding zones.
IWC (International Whaling Commission)
300
The act of leaving a country to settle in another
Emigration
300
What is the main occupation for the poorest people in the world?
farming
300
The name of the sampling method that is used to predict population using marks or tracking devices
Capture/Mark/recapture
300
The total dry weight of an organism
Biomass
300
Sets rules for fishing in EU waters with policies on catch size, rules and sanctions, check fish supply chain
EU CFP (European Union Common Fisheries Policy)
400
The selective killing of a species by man in order to control population
culling
400
system using maps and 3D scenes to organise layers of information/reveals patterns of data sets
Geospatial or geographic information system (GIS)
400
What happens when a population reaches carrying capacity?
Growth slows and stabilizes
400
This term describes when a community, which through the process of ecological succession has reached a steady state
climax community
400
Develops international policy guidelines for sustainable forest management/tropical timber harvest trade
ITOO (International Timber Organization)
500
is a sequence of changes within a community as it becomes colonized
Ecological succession
500
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
practice of engaging a group of people to collect data to answer a scientific question
crowd sourcing
500
The characteristics below are for what type of variable in an experiment
The condition that is being changed
This variable affects the outcome
independent
500
The term is used to describe the discarding (throwing away) of electronic materials such as computers
e-waste
500
partnership to guide international action and research in conservation of animals, plants, fungi and their habitats
IUCN Red List (The International Union for Conservation of nature)