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How has man destroyed his habitat? |
By wasting its resources and polluting the environment |
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Give examples of a non renewable resource |
Oil, coal comer natural gas, minerals, metals |
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What are biotic factors? |
Mostly nutritional relationships between living organisms |
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Describe an Eco system |
All organisms and their interactions with each other and with their non living environment within a limited area |
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What was formed when organic matter was compressed and subjected to great pressure during the flood? |
Fossil fuels |
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What is the most important mineral in the soil? |
Nitrogen |
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Name the 7 terrestrial biomes |
1. Grasslands 2. Deserts 3. Polar 4. Tundra 5. Taiga 6. Deciduous forests 7. Tropical Rain Forests |
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Name 2 aquatic biomes? |
Freshwater or marine |
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What was the one large landmass on Earth before the flood called? |
Pangea |
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What will fluorocarbons destroy? |
The ozone layer |
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What are gas pollutants? |
Pollutants that will mix with the air |
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What is pollution? |
The addition of anything to the environment that makes it less fit for life |
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Why is water pollution such a major concern? |
Because it contaminates our drinking water |
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What do air pollutants do? |
They reduce the amount of oxygen in the air |
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How is energy lost as it moves up the food Pyramid? |
In the search for food, in the digestive process, and in heat |
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Name 4 renewable resources |
1. Air 2. Soil 3. Water 4. Food |
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What is a heterotroph? |
A consumer |
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How does soil obtain nitraits? |
From plant and animal decay |
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What is the only continent without a desert? |
Europe |
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What do we call the deepest part of the ocean? |
Abyssal |
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What are aerosol pollutants? |
Tiny pieces of solid or liquid material in the air |
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Describe the greenhouse effect |
The greenhouse effect is the gradual warming of our Earth |
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What acts as natural traps for pollution? |
Geographical regions |
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What does acid rain contain? |
High concentrations of sulphuric and nitric acid |
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How is the food Web thrown out of balance? |
By the destruction of a species food or enemy |
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What is permafrost? |
A layer of permanently frozen soil of the tundra |
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What is the process of an ecological succession? |
It begins with Pioneer organisms and continues through several stages of development, and ends with a stable climax community. |
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What is an autotroph? |
A producer |
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What is an ecological niche? |
The position an organism holds in its ecosystem |
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Name 5 major Abiotic factors |
1. Water 2. Air 3. Temperature 4. Light 5. Soil |
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What is formed by organisms in a food chain which consume each other? |
And energy Pyramid |
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What is a biosphere? |
A portion of Earth where life can exist |
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What is a saprophyte? |
A Decomposer |
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Besides plant and animal decay, what else does soil obtain nitrates from? |
Fixation |
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What 2 things affect the climate of a biome? |
Latitude and altitude |
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What is a habitat? |
A habitat is a specific type of environment in which an organism lives |
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What is a characteristic of a terrestrial biome? |
Dominant vegetation |
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Where would you find the benthic zone? |
The ocean floor |
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What does the word pelagic refer to? |
The water of the ocean |
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Why did man lose access to God? |
Because of his sin |
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What is a major pollutant of the environment because it cannot be easily recycled and is non biodegradable? |
Plastic |
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How do most gas pollutants enter the air? |
Through the burning of fossil fuels |
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What is dangerous when it traps pollutants near the surface of the Earth? |
An air inversion |
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What does the ozone layer do? |
It protects the Earth from harmful ultra Violet radiation |
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What are to of God's biological pollution fighters? |
Fungi and bacteria |
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What made the Earth atmospheric pressure greater before the flood than it is today? |
The weight of the canopy |
