Systems
A system that exchanges energy but not matter
What is a closed system?
This trophic level contains the least energy.
What are tertiary consumers?
Gas contributing most to global warming.
What is carbon dioxide, water, methane, nitrous oxide, and black carbon.
Water vapor changing into liquid.
What is condensation?
A primary pollutant released directly into the atmosphere.
What is sulfur dioxide?
A feedback loop that amplifies change
What is positive feedback?
The biome with the highest biodiversity.
What is the tropical rainforest?
Reflectivity of Earth’s surface.
What is albedo?
Underground water storage systems.
What are aquifers?
The buildup of toxins in organisms.
What is bioaccumulation?
The maximum population an environment can support.
What is carrying capacity?
Variation within a species.
What is genetic diversity?
Process that removes CO2 from the atmosphere.
What is photosynthesis?
Excess nutrients causing algal blooms.
What is eutrophication?
Pollution from agricultural runoff.
What is non-point source pollution?
A type of equilibrium that fluctuates around a mean.
What is steady-state equilibrium?
A species found only in one geographic area.
What is an endemic species?
A strategy that reduces causes of climate change.
What is mitigation?
Biome most affected by water scarcity.
What is the desert biome?
Pollution affecting aquatic ecosystems due to heated water.
What is thermal pollution?
Resources and ecosystem services that support life.
What is natural capital?
GPP minus respiration.
What is net primary productivity?
The trapping of heat by greenhouse gases.
What is the greenhouse effect?
Movement of water through plants.
What is transpiration?
A pollution management strategy focused on prevention.
What is regulation?