Homeostasis Flashcards
1
Q
What is homeostasis
A
The balance within each ecosystem
2
Q
How do plants and animals stay balanced.
A
By competing for food, water, light and other resources.
3
Q
What will disturb this balance in an ecosystem and how?
A
A new plant being brought into an ecosystem it doesn’t belong in, this specie will out compete the species that are native to that ecosystem and cause them to be extinct.
4
Q
What are benefits that humans acquire when an ecosystem functions properly?
A
Healthy forests, streams and wetlands which contribute to clean air, soil and water
