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Flashcards by Melinda Colby, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Melinda Colby
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| Question | Answer |
| What long term impact could the destruction of large areas of forests have on earth? | Increased atmospheric carbon dioxide |
| . Why is it important to conserve the biodiversity of Earth? | To increase the stability of ecosystems during environmental changes |
| Which of the following is NOT a greenhouse gas :Carbon Dioxide, Water Vapor, Nitrogen,Methane? | Nitrogen |
| Some Fuels are classified as nonrenewable because they | Require a long period of time to form |
| Which of the following is not a likely result of global warming? | Increased agricultural productivity worldwide |
| Exponential human population growth is affected by all of the following factors except: infectious disease, clean water supplies, Increased television time, Better and more available food | Increase television time |
| Each of the following is an abiotic factor in the environment EXCEPT: Plant life, rainfall, soil type, temperature. | plant life. |
| There are 150 Saguaro cactus plants per square kilometer in a certain area of Arizona desert. To which population characteristic does this information refer? | population density |
| An example of a renewable resource is | trees |
| How could the introduction of a nonnative species of plant affect an ecosystem? | It could take over the habitats of the native plant species |
| . Earthworms are a type of : | . Detrivore |
| Animals that get energy by eating the carcasses of other animals that have been killed by predators or have died of natural causes are called | scavengers |
| The greenhouse effect is | a natural phenomenon that maintains Earth’s temperature range. |
| The land and water ecosystems that provide the resources that a person uses and that neutralize that person’s wastes is part of that person’s | Ecological footprint |
| Which would most likely cause a reduction in the amount of coal and natural gas on earth? Increase in pollution of the atmosphere, continual increase in the number of people on earth, decrease in the amount of water in the earth's aquifers, decrease in the amount of rainforsest | a continual increase in the number of people on Earth |
| All the interconnected feeding relationships in an ecosystem make up a food | web |
| An interaction in which an animal feeds on plants is called | herbivory. |
| Which of the terms best describes the number of different species in the biosphere or in a particular area? | biodiversity |
| A symbiotic relationship between two living organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is neither harmed nor helped is known as: | Commensalism |
| What are 3 major contributors to the green house effect? | Carbon Dioxide Chlorofluorocarbons menthane gas |
| Introduced species can threaten biodiversity because they can | crowd out native species. |
| True or False: Sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide, and particulates are all examples of primary air pollutants. | True |
| Name three abiotic factors: | temperature, rainfall, soil type, |
| Exponential human population growth is affected by all of the following factors except: | . Increase television time |
| A symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit is | mutualism |
| Plants are | primary producers |
| . A complex community of plants, animals, and microorganisms linked by interacting energy and nutrient flows is called a(n): | Ecosystem |
| A word that means the same thing as consumer is | heterotroph |
| A symbiotic relationship between two living organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is neither harmed nor helped is known as: | Commensalism |
| The goals of biodiversity conservation include all of the following EXCEPT | . introducing exotic species into new environments. |
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