Basics of Climate Change
This term refers to the long-term change in Earth’s temperature and weather patterns.
What is climate change?
This term refers to the variety of life in an ecosystem or on Earth.
What is biodiversity?
Human actions that directly change ecosystems are called this.
What is habitat destruction?
The current era, shaped by human influence, is known by this name.
What is the Anthopocene?
This area of the ocean is protected to help marine species thrive.
What is marine protected area?
This human-produced gas is the main contributor to the greenhouse effect.
What is carbon dioxide?
This term describes the ongoing loss of species primarily caused by humans.
What is the Sixth Mass Extinction?
This is the introduction of species into new environments, often harming native species.
What are invasive species?
Name one way climate change is linked to human behavior.
What is deforestation, burning fossil fuels, pollution, habitat destruction.
These paths connect habitats, allowing animals to migrate safely.
What are wildlife corridors?
The trapping of heat in Earth’s atmosphere by gases is known as this.
What is the greenhouse gas effect?
Areas with a high number of species found nowhere else are called this.
What are biodiversity hotspots?
Name one major impact of climate change on aquatic ecosystems.
What is ocean acidification or coral bleaching?
This percent of species are at risk of extinction due to human activities.
What is over 25%?
This type of technology could be used to help coral adapt to warmer oceans.
What is genetic engineering?
This process adds greenhouse gases to the atmosphere through burning fossil fuels.
What is combustion?
These are two prime examples of biodiversity hotspots.
What are coral reefs and rainforests?
This form of overuse threatens species with extinction for profit or food.
What is overexploitation?
These organisms are among the most threatened by biodiversity loss.
What are amphibians or insects?
What is one risk of using genetic engineering in the wild?
What is unintended ecological consequences?
Name two human activities that increase greenhouse gas emissions.
What are deforestation and burning fossil fuels? (i'll accept other things too)
These are areas created to prevent human interaction interfering with marine life.
What are marine protected areas?
This is a major contributor to biodiversity loss
What is pollution?
Name the major differences between the sixth extinction crisis and previous ones
This strategy focuses on preserving the genetic, species, and ecosystem diversity to maintain ecosystem services and resilience
What is ecosystem-based conservation?