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Changes Biodiversity
Use this to learn what the changes happen in biodiversity
question | short answer |
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What is photsynthesis | Organisms that can use carbon dioxide and energy from sunlight to produce oxygen |
what does GFP stand for | Green fluorescent protein |
what is extinct | a species that has completely died out |
how do oceans play a critical role in regulating Earth's climates and weathers | resources for life, absorbing and releasing heat energy |
list two ways we depend on Earth's oceans | transporting goods, and giving us useful minerals |
what are estuaries | coastal water bodies that receive river flow and open into oceans |
human _______________ have modified Earth's ocean systems in many ways and with various consequences | activities |
explain what is going on with water pollution | it puts harmful substances and chemicals into the water |
what is overharvesting | harvesting a resource at an unsustainable level |
______________ ____________ are human-made underwater structures that promote marine life by providing surfaces for marine plants and animals to attach to on the ocean floor | Artificial reefs |
invasive species are new organisms that are introduced to non-native ecosystems. Why could this be a bad thing | it could disrupt the biodiversity and food webs |
would you want to be a conservation biologist say "yes or no" | Yes or no |
what is global warming | climate change recorded by scientists |