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farming strategy of planting a single, highly productive crop year after year
What is monoculture
100
resource that cannot be replenished by a natural process within a reasonable amount to time
What is nonrenewable resources
100
destruction of forests
What is deforstation
100
increasing concentration of a harmful substance in organisms at higher trophic levels in a food web/chain
What is biological magnification
100
compound that forms hydrogen ions in solution; a solution with a ph of less that 7
What is acid rain
200
resource that can be produced or replaced by healthy ecosystem functions
What is renewable resource
200
strategy for using natural resources without depleting them and for providing human needs without causing long term environmental harm
What is sustainable development
200
harmful material that can outer the biosphere through the land, air or water
What is pollutant
200
gray-brown haze formed by a mixture of chemicals
What is smog
200
total of the variety of organisms in the biosphere; also called biological diversity
What is biodiversity
300
variety of habitats, communities, and ecological processes in the biosphere
What is ecosystem diversity
300
number of different species that make up a particular ares
What is species diversity
300
sum total of all the different forms of genetic info carried by a particular species or by all organisms on earth
What is genetic diversity
300
splitting of ecosystems into pieces
What is habitat fragmentation
300
small geographic area where significant number of habitats and species are in immediate danger of extinction
What is ecological hot spot
400
total amount of functioning ecosystem needed both to provide the resources
What is ecological foot pring
400
atmospheric layer in which ozone gas is relatively concentrated; protects life on earth from harmful ultraviolet rays in sunlight
What is ozone layer
400
raising of aquatic organisms for human consumption
What is aquaculture
400
increase in the average tamperatures
What is global warming
400
compound that forms hydrogen ions in solution; a solution with a ph of less that 7
What is acid rain