Oil spills effects on organisms
This slippery substance can coat birds' feathers, making it impossible for them to fly or stay warm.
What is oil?
Oil can leak during the process of getting it out of the ground, known as...
what is drilling?
The animals that are harmed in oil spills.
What are marine organisms and birds?
When people clean beaches or plant trees, they are doing this
What is helping the environment?
This ecosystem is full of salty water and sea creatures.
What is a marine ecosystem
When small fish and microorganisms die, there is fewer food in the water which leads to?
What is extinction/competition
Spills may occur when equipment fails due to lack of this regular upkeep process
What is maintenance?
This positive human interaction helps grow trees.
What is reforestation?
Littering or throwing trash into rivers or oceans causes this
What is pollution?
This ecosystem has a lot of sand and very little rainfall.
what is a desert
Oil spills can cause fish to suffer from this condition, which affects their ability to breathe
what is gill damage or suffocation?
These giant ships can leak or crash, spilling large amounts of oil into the ocean
What are oil tankers
study of how living organisms interact with each other and their environment.
What is ecology
This negative human activity removes trees and destroys forest habitats
What is deforestation?
This wet green place has tons of trees, animals, and rain.
What is a rainforest
What type of organisms die right after a oil spill.
What is microorganisms and small fish (mostly plankton)
Oil spills can be caused by these weather events, which can damage oil pipelines and storage facilities.
What are hurricanes or storms
When small ocean creatures eat oil, it can hurt animals higher up in this system.
What is a food chain?
Some people bring new animals to places they don't belong, which can hurt local species.
What is invasive species?
This ecosystem includes rivers, ponds, and lakes with no salt.
What is a freshwater ecosystem
The toxic chemical that oil contains
What is benzene and hydrocarbons
Poorly maintained or aging equipment is a major cause of spills in this part of the oil transportation system.
what are pipelines
The amount of gallons of oil that the Deepwater horizon spilled
what is 206 million
Protecting wild animals and their homes is called this.
What is conservation?
This ecosystem is found between forests and grasslands, often having scattered trees and seasonal rain.
What is a savanna