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what are the three dimensions of sustainability?
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political, community, health
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emvironmental, social, physical
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environmental, economy, social
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define indicator
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when an animal needs a specific need
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reveals info on the quality of life in relation to natural resource consumption in a community
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a person or animal needing help
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give 3 examples of indicators from unit 1
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GDP, (gross domestic product), HIV deaths, malnutrition
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asia, africa, india
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food, water, shelter
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identify the following indicators as "economic" "emvironmental" or "social: Water Pollution
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economic
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environmental
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social
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identify the following indicator as "economic" "emvironmental" or "social: Life expectancy
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social
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environmental
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economic
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identify the following indicator as "economic" "emvironmental" or "social: GDP (gross domestic product)
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social
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economic
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environmental
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what are 2 examples of a developing country?
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GDP, high job rate
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high CO2 emissions
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not alot of doctors, limited resources
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what are 2 examples of a developed country?
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alot of doctors, updated technology
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low life expectancy, no internet
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no clean water, unsanitary
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what steps did BedZED residents take to lower their ecological footprint?
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they used more energy, fossil fuels and non- energy efficient appliances
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they spent more money on stuff for their houses
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using cost-effective materials that had a life cycle with a smaller ecological impact than standard products
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define tradeoff
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when you throw something away to buy something new
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a balance achieved between two desirable but incompatible features; a compromise
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trading vegetables at a farmers market
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what is an example of a trade off made by BedZED residents?
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burning more fossil fuels
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using more energy
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energy efficient appliances
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define land degradation
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decline of the overall quality of soil, water, or vegetion caused by human activities or natural events
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when grass grows back on a part of land
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when farmers farm their land for crops
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what is 1 tradeoff made by Darewadi villagers?
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giving their plants away
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people giving them food so they dont starve
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dirty water for clean water
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what are 3 things a person can do to increase their ecological footprint?
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use more energy, more fossil fuels & non-energy efficient appliances
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using barely any energy, driving your car less, not polluting the air/environment
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planting trees for oxygen, turning off the light when not in the room, riding your bike everywhere
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what are 3 things a person can do to decrease their ecological footprint?
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pollution, always leaving the lights on, running water for along time
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less energy use, less fossil fuels, energy efficient appliances in their homes
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using your car every second, CO2 emissions, poison gas from garbage dumps
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what is eutrophication?
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a dramatic increase in nutrients in an aquatic environment, resulting in increased plant growth, especially of algae
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when a plant in a pond dies
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a decrease in a certain animal because there isnt enough food
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what is an example of eutrophication?
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the rainforest ecosystem
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a forest with bears
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a pond with plants
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define casual relationship
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animals that can cooperate together
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when two things have a relationship like everyone else
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an occurance between two correlated events when one event directly produces another event
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what is an example of a casual relationship
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a food shortage leading to increased competition
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when you and your bf/gf communicate
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when an ecosystem has enough resources to survive
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define correlation
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a straight line
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a mutual relationship or connection between two or more things
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a relationship that has nothing to do with eachother
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what kind of correlation does this graph show?
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positive
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negative
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what kind of correlation does this graph show?
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positive
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negative
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define stakeholder
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a person who works in the field
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someone who sells houses
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a person with intrest and concern in something
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what are 3 Jaffrey Lake stakeholders?
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new east housing representative
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environmentalist
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fisherman
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all of the above
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which Jaffrey Lake stakeholders would support the Lakefront protection plan?
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new east housing representative, environmentalist
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farmer, fisherman, city councilor
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land developer, wastewater plant manager
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define ecology
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the study of how living organisms interact with each other and with their physical environment
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the study of plants
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the study of animals in their house
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how can human activites affect the biodiversity of an ecosystem?
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less people in an area
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more room for animals to live where they need to to be able to survive on their own
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population growth, the more people the more space you need
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what is a biome?
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a large region classified by the interaction of living organisms, climate, and geographical features
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describes factors in an environment that are not and have never been living, including temp, light, precipitation
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describes factors in an enviornment that are associated with living organisms
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define abiotic factors
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describes factors in an enviornment that are associated with living organisms
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living organisms
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describes factors in an environment that are not and have never been living, including temp, light, precipitation
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define biotic factors
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describes factors in an environment that are associated with living organisms
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describes factors in an environment that are not and have never been living, including temp, light, precipitation
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nonliving organisms
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whats an example of a biome?
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aquatic
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desert
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all of the above
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what is an example of an abiotic factor?
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plant
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water
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what is an example of a biotic factor?
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rock
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insect
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define invasive species
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animals that belong to a certain ecosystem
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a non- native species that enters a new area, causing harm to the native species and environment, the economy, or human health
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factors in an environment that are not and have never been living, including temp, light, precipitation
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what is an example of an invasive species
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cane toad
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lion
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what characteristics do invasive species share?
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they are all harmful
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they are all native
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they all are new to an area
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A & C
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define native species
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a species considered to be not naturally found in an environment
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a species that is found in your backyard
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a rock
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example of native species?
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exotic plants
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a rock that you can buy from the store
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define tradegy of the commons
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overfishing
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a theory stating that the more people there are who have unrestricted access to a common resource, the more they will exploit it, without considering the consequences
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when a ton of fish died do to poison
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example of tradegy of the commons?
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pants
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earths atmosphere
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how is phytoplankton different from zooplankton?
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zooplankton is in-capable of doing photosynthesis
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they both are the same
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phytoplankton does cellular respiration
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what are the first 4 trophic levels on the energy pyramid from bottom to top?
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producer, primary consumer, secondary consumer, teritiary consumer
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primary consumer, secondary consumer, teritiary consumer, producer
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name 2 processes that release carbon into the atmosphere
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burning of carbon fuels
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cellular respiration
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a & b
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absorption
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name 2 processes that remove carbon from the atomosphere
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cellular respiration
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photosynthesis, dissolution
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define law of conservation of mass
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matter cannot be created nor destroyed
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matter is matter
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what happens to the amount of carbon as it moves through the atmosphere?
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it increases
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it stays the same
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it decreases
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what is a carbon reservoir?
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a machine that makes carbon go into to atmosphere
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carbon-storing feature that exchages carbon with other reservoirs
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what is the purpose of cellular respiration
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provides energy in the form of ATP
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to help plants
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for human resources
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what is the purpose of photosynthesis?
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to help plants die
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converts solar energy into chemical energy and then stores that energy for further use
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provides energy in the form of ATP
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what is the equation for photosynthesis
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Co2 + C6C6 + light energy
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6CO2 + 6H2O > C6H12O6 + 6CO2
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whats the equation for cellular respiration
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C6H12O6 + 6 O2 > 6 CO2 + 6 H2O + energy
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light energy + H2O
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what is a dead zone
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an area where species got killed
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when a pond is full of organisms
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when theyre is nothing left because of eutrophication
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when does this graph reach its carrying capacity
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70 deer
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3 years
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what are the benefits and trade offs of aquaculture?
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people can eat fish if they have nothing else, trading stuff for fish
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people will have no food and the population will decrease
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fish will reach their carrying capacity
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define disturbance
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when nothing is touched
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when something is bothered
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when an ecosystem is perfectly in tact
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what is one example of a human caused disturbance to ecosystems?
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grass growing
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oil spills
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paved roads
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what is an example of a natural disturbance to an ecosystem?
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getting into a fight
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mowing the lawn
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tornado
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define resilience
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factors in an environment that are not and have never been living
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the ability of an ecosystem to recover after a disturbance
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define ecological sucession
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native animals moving from one place to another
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when a place is taken over by animals that werent there before
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how does primary sucession differ from secondary sucession
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secondary sucession has some component of the ecosystem
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primary sucession is only non-native animals
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they both are the same
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