Bio - Biodiversity & Restoration (Applied)
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| What is the term that describes when there is 1 type of plant in an ecosystem? | Monoculture
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| What is the term that describes when there is a variety of diverse plant/organisms in an ecosystem? | Biodiversity
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| Besides using trees for timber, what is another reason we cut down trees? | To clear land for agriculture
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| What are wetlands? | Areas of land covered in shallow water
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| What is the main reason wetlands are being drained? | For development of buildings & homes
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| What functions do wetlands serve? | They provide a habitat for wildlife & they filter out pollution in the water.
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| What is an exotic species? | A species brought into a new ecosystem.
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| What is an invasive exotic species? | A species brought into a new ecosystem that takes over that ecosystem.
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| What is the term that describes restoring an ecosystem by human intervention? | Restoration Ecology
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| What is reforestation? | Replanting trees to regrow a forest.
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| What is the term that describes introducing a predator to control the population of a species? | Biocontrol
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| What is the term that describes using plants & bacteria to remove toxins in soil & water? | Bioremediation
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| What is extinction? | The death of all individuals of a species.
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| List 2 ways man contributes to an extinction of a species. | 1) Destruction of a habitat
2) Overexploitation
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| What type of natural extinction occurs when there is a disastrous event making the ecosystem unsustainable? | Mass Extinction
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