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Biodiversity Changes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the definition of photosynthetic? | Organisms that can use carbon dioxide and energy from sunlight to produce oxygen |
| G.F.R stands for? | Green Fluorescent Protein |
| Extinct means? | A species that has died out |
| How do oceans help regulate Earths climates? | They absorb and release heat energy |
| What are two ways we depend on Earths oceans? | They provide shipping routes and useful minerals |
| What are estuaries? | Coastal water bodies that receive river flow and open into the ocean. |
| Human_____have modified Earth's ocean systems in many ways and with various consequences. | activities |
| What is going on with water pollution? | Pollutants are out into the ocean along with contaminants in the land, and it is harmful to the ocean. |
| What's overharvesting? | Harvesting a resource at an unsustainable level. |
| _____ _____ are human-made underwater structures that provide surfaces for marine organisms to attach to on the ocean floor. | Artificial Reefs |
| What is one reason why invasive species could be bad. | They can promote the spread of disease. |
| Global warming is? | A trend of climate change observed by scientists that shows average temperatures on Earth to be gradually increasing. |
| Many members of the world's scientific community believe that ___ activities contribute to global warming. Burning ffuels like gasoline and coal releases greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. These gases trap ___ | |
| What are estuaries? | Coastal water bodies that receive river flow and open into the ocean. |
| Human_____have modified Earth's ocean systems in many ways and with various consequences. | activities |
| What is going on with water pollution? | Pollutants are out into the ocean along with contaminants in the land, and it is harmful to the ocean. |
| What's overharvesting? | Harvesting a resource at an unsustainable level. |
| _____ _____ are human-made underwater structures that provide surfaces for marine organisms to attach to on the ocean floor. | Artificial Reefs |
| What is one reason why invasive species could be bad. | They can promote the spread of disease. |
| Global warming is? | A trend of climate change observed by scientists that shows average temperatures on Earth to be gradually increasing. |
| Many members of the world's scientific community believe that ___ activities contribute to global warming. Burning ___ fuels like gasoline and coal releases greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. These gases trap ___ on Earths surface. |
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