This word describes all of the interacting parts of a biological community and its environment
What is an Ecosystem
100
If a population had unlimited resources, no threats to their health, and plenty of shelter, they would experience this type of growth
What is exponential growth
100
Chemical fertilizers are comprised mainly of Nitrogen and this other chemical
What is Phosphorus
100
Musquodoboit Harbour has one of these, which is 1900 hectares and protected by the government of Nova Scotia
What is a Wetland
100
This term refers to a view of the world, or a way of thinking about how the world works
What is a Paradigm
200
This type of biotic interaction describes the process by which two living things help each other to survive
What is Symbiosis
200
Limiting factors to population growth include natural disasters, such as earthquakes, which is an example of this type of limiting factor, where the population size is irrelevant.
What is density-independent
200
The process of over-fertilization, followed by algae bloom and eventual oxygen decrease in a water ecosystem is defined as this
What is eutrophication
200
When pollen gets stuck to a bee's leg and is passed on to another flower, it is called this process
What is cross-pollenation
200
Going from believing the World was flat, to now accepting that the World is round, is an example of this.
What is a Paradigm Shift
300
This abiotic factor is the most abundant on the planet, and is used by animals and plants to regulate body temperature
What is Water (H2O)
300
If conditions are optimal in an ecosystem for a given biotic creature, their population number will remain around this figure
What is carrying capacity
300
When humans add excessive amounts of CO2 and Methane to the atmosphere, it is defined as this
What is the Enhanced Greenhouse Effect
300
When humans will travel to see the beauty of another environment or experience a natural phenomenon, it promotes this type of industry
What is ecotourism
300
In the movie 'An Inconvenient Truth', this was the inconvenient truth that was talked about
What is Climate Change / Global Warming
400
Using low-flowing shower heads, fixing leaky faucets, and turning down the heat in your house are all examples of this
What is sustainable use
400
When a living thing has all of the necessary abiotic and biotic factors required to survive and reproduce, they are said to be in this.
What is their ecological niche
400
Producers, Primary Consumers and Secondary Consumers are all examples of these
What are Trophic Levels
400
A species that is not naturally part of an ecosystem is said to be alien. If that species is harmful to other organisms, then it is said to be this.
What is Invasive
400
Al Gore used the equation "old habits + new technology = ... " to help describe his point at the end of the movie
What is Dramatically Altered Consequences
500
The amount of different living things in an ecosystem is defined as this
What is Biodiversity
500
It's not where you step in the forest, but rather a measure of how much you have impacted the Earth.
What is your Ecological Footprint
500
When toxins are introduced into the 'producer' level of the food chain, and become more concentrated as they are travelling up the food chain, it is called this
What is Bioaccumulation
500
When humans use up non-renewable or renewable resources to the point where they are gone, it is called this.
What is overexploitation
500
Al Gore talked about how his elementary school teacher didn't believe his classmate when he said, 'Did the continents ever fit together?' Who was the first person to prove that they did fit together?