Invasive Species
A non-native organism that causes significant ecological, economic, or human health harm.
What is an invasive species?
The level of organization that includes all the living (biotic) and non-living (abiotic) things in a particular area.
What is an ecosystem?
what is biodiversity?
the variety of life in the world
The term for an organism that captures energy from the sun to create its own food.
a producer
Name a famous scientist
Isaac Newton
Stephen Hawking
Einstein
Oppenheimer
Why do invasive species tend to thrive in new environments?
No natural predators or competition
A large-scale ecosystem, like a desert or rainforest is called a
Biome
name a pollution type that effects biodiversity
toxins, waste, fires
Organisms, such as fungi and bacteria, whose role is to break down dead organic material and recycle nutrients.
decomposers
The chemical sign for water is
h2o
Name a way invasive species end up where they shouldnt be
boats, human error/transport, weather conditions
What is the smallest unit of an ecosystem?
organism
what is carrying capacity
how many people/animals an area of land can hold at a given time
define an omnivore
plant and animal eater
How many bones does a shark have
zero
Give an example of an invasive species and how they impact biodiversity
Feral pigs- eat any animal, can reduce population sizes
Why is biodiversity important?
medicine, stability, food chain resources
name a species under threat of biodiversity
deer, polar bears,
whats the differene between a food chain and food web
chain-small community
web-entire community
what is the fear of animals called
zoophobia
One of the main reasons an invasive species thrives in a new area is the lack of these, which normally keep populations in check.
What are natural predators, diseases, or competitors?
What is ecology?
The study of ecosystems and how we interact with one another
define deforestation
intentionally cutting down of forestry
List a food chain in order example start with grass, what eats grass
grass-cow-human
how many hearts does an octopus have
3