Living world key words

Question 1

Biome

Answer 1

A large, global scale ecosystem eg. hot desert

Question 2

Clear felling

Answer 2

Cutting down of all trees in an area, regardless of age or type of tree.

Question 3

Deforestation

Answer 3

Cutting down of trees

Question 4

Desertification

Answer 4

The erosion of soil into desert through soil and wind erosion

Question 5

Ecosystem

Answer 5

A unit of living and non-living things eg. a pond.

Question 6

Food chain

Answer 6

A single line showing the transfer of energy and the dependence from producer to consumer.

Question 7

Food web

Answer 7

A complex that shows how different species within an ecosystem depend on one another (shows flow of energy from producer to consumer)

Question 8

Fringe

Answer 8

The edge of deserts

Question 9

Hot desert

Answer 9

A biome that recieves less than 250mm of rain per year.

Question 10

Irrigation

Answer 10

The use of water for growing crops

Question 11

Selective logging

Answer 11

Cutting down of selective trees (eg. older, of a certain type)

Question 12

Slash and burn

Answer 12

The cutting down and burning of trees with the aim of returning nutrients to the soil.