Ecosystems
A non-living thing in an ecosystem.
What is an abiotic factor?
The invasive species I brought to class.
What is a spotted lanternfly?
One factor that contributed to rising population rate in humans in the last 200 years.
What is medical advances/increased sanitation measures/higher education/etc?
One of the layers a landfill needs to be considered safe.
What is soil/geotextile fabric/gravel/plastic or polyethylene/clay
What the activist wore on his body for a full month to promote awareness.
What is 30 days of his own garbage?
Where a producer in a food web gets its energy
What is the sun?
A species that is not originally from an area, but does NOT harm the ecosystem.
What is a non-native species?
The number of people a region can support without environmental degradation.
What is the carrying capacity?
The time period that led to sudden increases in pollution (think of the peppered moth).
What is the Industrial Revolution?
The aquatic keystone species in our environmental diversity video.
What is coral?
These represent the flow of energy in a food web.
What are arrows?
The main cause of the introduction of invasive species.
What are humans?
Human population growth near rainforests can result in this:
What is deforestation?
A polluted site is discovered in New Jersey. It is deemed to contain high concentrations of hazardous waste. This type of site is called this:
What is a superfund site?
The energy source created by dams.
What is hydroelectricity?
The reason why peppered moths changed colors.
What is genetic variation?
You can prevent the introduction of an invasive species by doing this:
What is education/awareness/legislation?
A positive of increased human population growth.
What is innovation/more hands/stronger economy/etc?
A gyre out in the ocean collects a high density of trash and pollution and is called this:
What is a garbage patch?
An alternate way to get fish around a dam.
What is a fish ladder or salmon cannon?
Removal of the producers in a food web would result in this.
What is ecosystem collapse?
A farmer notices bug bites in the leaves of his crop. She decides to use this control method for invasive species that includes insecticides.
What is a chemical control method?
A population’s doubling rate is happening at an ever-increasing rate. The curve of this data would be this:
What is exponential growth?
Areas with higher instances of pollution and higher number of superfund sites can lead to higher instances of this disease.
What is cancer?
When a state decides they want to keep a parcel of land exactly the way it is.
What is preservation?