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Humans in biosphere
Chapter 6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| green revolution | Modern agricultural techniques were introduced such as monoculture, and the use of chemical fertilizer. greatly increased world's food supply. |
| renewable recources | can regenerate if alive, or be replenished by biochemical cycles if nonliving. |
| pollutant | a harmful material that can enter the biosphere through land air or water. |
| biodiversity | the sum total of the genetically based variety of all organisms in the biosphere. |
| biological magnification | concentrations of a harmful substance increase in organisms in higher tropic levels in the food chain or food web. |