Bio5+

Question 1

excessive use of species that have economic value that is increasing the current rate of extinction

Answer 1

Overexploitation

Question 2

The separation of an ecosystem into small pieces of land

Answer 2

Habitat fragmentation

Question 3

Different environment conditions that occur along the boundaries of an ecosystem

Answer 3

Edge effect

Question 4

The increasing concentration of toxic substances in organisms as trophic levels increase in a food chain or food web

Answer 4

Biological magnification

Question 5

nonnative species that are either intentionally or unintertionally transported to a new habitat

Answer 5

Introduced species

Question 6

Occurs when fertilizers, animals wastes, sewage, or other substance rich in nitrogen and phosphorus flow into waterways causing extensive algae growth

Answer 6

Eutrophication

Question 7

Resources that are replaced by natural processes faster than they are consumed

Answer 7

Renewable resource

Question 8

Resources that are found on earth in limited amouths or those that are replaced by natural processes over extremely long period of time

Answer 8

Nonrenewable resource

Question 9

Using resources at a rate in which they can be replaced or recycled while preserving the long term environment health of the biosphere

Answer 9

Sustainable use

Question 10

Species that are only found in that species geographic area

Answer 10

Endemic

Question 11

Use of living organisms, such as prokaryotes, fungi or plants, to detoxify a polluted area

Answer 11

Bioremediation

Question 12

Adding natural predators to a degraded ecosystem

Answer 12

Biological augmentation