Ecology Part 3

Question 0

Resources that form at a rate that is much slower than the rate at which they are consumed

Answer 0

Non renewable resources

Question 1

Resources that can be replaced at the same rate at which they are consumed

Answer 1

Renewable resources

Question 2

Nonrenewable energy resources that formed from the remains of organisms that lived long ago

Answer 2

Fossil fuels

Question 3

Precipitation that has unusually high concentrations of sulfuric or nitric acids

Answer 3

Acid rain

Question 4

The gradual increase in the average global temperature

Answer 4

Global warming

Question 5

The warming of the surface and lower atmosphere of Earth that occurs when carbon dioxide, water vapor and other gases in the air absorb and reradiate heat

Answer 5

Greenhouse effect

Question 6

Species not native to an area

Answer 6

Invasive species

Question 7

The death of every member of a species

Answer 7

Extinction

Question 8

Involves protecting existing natural habitats

Answer 8

Conservation

Question 9

Involves cleaning up and restoring damaged habitats

Answer 9

Restoration

Question 10

Use less energy, produce less waste, use less disposable materials, use less water, carpool

Answer 10

Reduce

Question 11

Reuse as much material as possible

Answer 11

Reuse

Question 12

Recycling existing products costs less than making new ones from raw materials

Answer 12

Recycle