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Disruptive events
Question | Answer |
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the number and variety of organisms in an ecosystem | Biodiversity |
resources that can not be easily replenished | Nonrenewable resource |
resources that can be easily replenished | Renewable resource |
the destruction of forest lands | Deforestation |
the wise use and preservation of natural resources | Conservation |
Reduce, reuse, recycle | 3 Rs of Conservation |
an increase of individuals in a certain area that causes an increase in competition and a depletion of natural resources | Overpopulation |
a nonnative species that invades an area and disrupts the natural ecosystem and harms the native species | Invasive species |
events that can cause an ecosystem to change suddenly and sometimes drastically in a short period of time(fire, storm, volcanic activity) | Disruptive event |
is a process of predictable change that occurs in the mix and abundance of species present in an ecosystem over time. | Succession |
Garbage, Chemicals, High Powered wastes, Gases, Noise | Types of Pollution |
the recovery of materials from waste | Recycling |
Can be a source of pollution | Noise |
An example of a nonrenewable resource | Fossil Fuels |
NOT a strategy to protect the environment | Pesticides |
A way to prevent pollution; The preservation and wise use of natural resources | Conservation |
Why should we prevent habitat destruction? | The presence of organisms could be lost if habitats were destroyed |
Species that make a home for themselves in a new place and harm the native species; A species that is non native to an ecosystem and often disrupts an ecosystem. Renewable resource a natural resource that can be replaced as quickly as it is used. | Invasive species |
a natural resource that can be replaced as quickly as it is used. | Renewable resource |
A way to our need for fossil fuels | Alternative energy sources |
An example of habitat destruction | Clearing tropical rain forests |
A process of predictable change that occurs in the mix and abundance of species present in an ecosystem over time. Replacement of one type of community by another over time. | succession |
A natural resource that forms at a rate slower than the rate at which it is consumed. | Nonrewable resource |
Can cause an ecosystem to change suddenly and sometimes drastically in a short period of time(fire, storm, volcanic activity) | Disruptive Event |
The process of recovering valuable or useful materials from waste or scrap | Recycling |
The type of succession that begins in an area where soil already existed; Community growing in an area affected by a disturbance. | Secondary succession |
Lichen is an example of this type of species. The first to appear in primary succession | Pioneer species |
Community growing in an area where organisms have never lived before. | Primary Succession |
Well-adapted species in a mature community. | Climax species |
Where primary succession begins. | Bare rock |
Klara | Thompson |