Any of the sequential stages in a food chain

pollutants such as nitrogen oxides and sulfur combine with water in the atmosphere.

bioaccumulation (biological magnification)

A trophic process in which retained substances become more concentrated with each link in the food chain.

The variety of species in an ecosystem

the removal of a forest or stand of trees

Any factor influencing population regulation that has a greater impact as population density increases

density independent factors

Any factor influencing population regulation that acts to reduce population by the same percentage, regardless of size.

a type of land degradation in which a relatively dry land region becomes increasingly arid, typically losing its bodies of water as well as vegetation and wildlife.

the process by which soil and rock are removed from the Earth's surface by natural processes such as wind or water flow, and then transported and deposited in other locations.

formed by natural processes such as anaerobic decomposition of buried dead organisms.

the rise in the average temperature of Earth's atmosphere and oceans

The warming of planet Earth due to the atmospheric accumulation of carbon dioxide, which absorbs infrared radiation and slows its escape from the irradiated Earth.

an invasive species, it is considered a noxious weed that climbs over trees or shrubs and grows so rapidly, it kills them by heavy shading.

nonrenewable resource

a natural resource that cannot be reproduced, grown, generated.

the region of the stratosphere that absorbs high

any natural resource (as wood or solar energy) that can be replenished naturally with the passage of time

a lined earthen basin used to treat raw organic waste, and store treated solids and liquids.

the water flow that occurs when soil is infiltrated to full capacity and excess water from rain, melt water

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CP Ecology Part 3

Ecology Part 3

Question	Answer
trophic levels	Any of the sequential stages in a food chain
acid rain	pollutants such as nitrogen oxides and sulfur combine with water in the atmosphere.
bioaccumulation (biological magnification)	A trophic process in which retained substances become more concentrated with each link in the food chain.
biodiversity	The variety of species in an ecosystem
deforestation	the removal of a forest or stand of trees
density dependent	Any factor influencing population regulation that has a greater impact as population density increases
density independent factors	Any factor influencing population regulation that acts to reduce population by the same percentage, regardless of size.
desertification	a type of land degradation in which a relatively dry land region becomes increasingly arid, typically losing its bodies of water as well as vegetation and wildlife.
erosion	the process by which soil and rock are removed from the Earth's surface by natural processes such as wind or water flow, and then transported and deposited in other locations.
fossil fuel	formed by natural processes such as anaerobic decomposition of buried dead organisms.
global warming	the rise in the average temperature of Earth's atmosphere and oceans
greenhouse effect	The warming of planet Earth due to the atmospheric accumulation of carbon dioxide, which absorbs infrared radiation and slows its escape from the irradiated Earth.
kudzu	an invasive species, it is considered a noxious weed that climbs over trees or shrubs and grows so rapidly, it kills them by heavy shading.
nonrenewable resource	a natural resource that cannot be reproduced, grown, generated.
ozone layer	the region of the stratosphere that absorbs high
renewable resource	any natural resource (as wood or solar energy) that can be replenished naturally with the passage of time
waste lagoons	a lined earthen basin used to treat raw organic waste, and store treated solids and liquids.
water runoff	the water flow that occurs when soil is infiltrated to full capacity and excess water from rain, melt water

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