Kingdoms
These are responsible for most of the waste disposal and recycling in nature, because they break down dead animal and plant remains.
What are fungi?
This Swedish scientist is the most famous for his work in classifcation?
Who is Carl Linnaeus?
This is the largest ecosystem on Earth.
What is the ocean?
Land, air and water are three major types of this.
What is pollution?
Animals without backbones are called this.
What are invertebrates?
The species in this kingdom can be further divided into vertebrates and invertebrates.
What is the animal kingdom?
Before Linnaeus, this man was the first person to study plants and animals.
Who is Aristotle?
North Africa is home to this extremely hot and dry place that is considered a desert ecosystem.
What is the Sahara desert?
An animal or plant whose numbers are declining to such an extent that it is at risk of disappearing altogether are called these.
What are endangered species?
From Our Planet: Deserts to Grasslands, this fraction makes up how much of our planet is covered by desert?
What is one-fifth?
Species from this kingdom can be found almost anywhere on earth. They have many different forms, most of them however have animal-like characteristics.
What is the Protista kingdom?
The scientific name of a species is decided using these? .
What are the Genus & Species names.
Things such as water, air, trees, plants and this are all factors that influence an ecosystem.
What are animals?
The populations of the Albacore Tuna, Bigeye Tuna, Chilean Seabass, Atlantic Flatfish are at risk because of this action.
What is overfishing?
These are the largest group of living things on Earth?
What are animals?
Without this kingdom, animals would not be able to sustain life. Species from this kingdom are able to create their own food through photosynthesis
What is the plant kingdom?
This the current system of classifying living things
What is taxonomy?
To survive in some extreme areas, some plants and animals have to make these changes in order to survive?
What are adaptations?
This action occurs when a foreign substance with potentially harmful properties is introduced into an ecosystem and begins to negatively affect the organisms living there.
What is pollution?
This type of consumer can be found at the top of the food chain?
What is a tertiary consumer?
Species in this kingdom are single celled organisms and can be found almost anywhere on earth. It doesn't matter how hot or cold it is.
What is the Monera Kingdom?
The seven levels of the hierarchical system used to classify living things are Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, ?, Genus, Species
What is family?
When something new is introduced into an ecosystem that does not belong there naturally and comes uninvited and begins to have a negative effect on the ecosystem they are called?
What are invasive species?
This action refers to harvesting a renewable resource to the point where it cannot redevelop or reproduce itself as quickly as it is being used.
What is overexploitation?
This is is the process by which plants use energy from the sun, carbon dioxide from the air and nutrients from the soil to create their own sugar or glucose molecule.
What is photosynthesis?