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Natural Ecosystems and Human Activities Flashcards

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What is an ecosystem?

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It is all things living and non-living in an area.

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What is a habitat?

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A place in an ecosystem where an organism lives.

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What is a niche?

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The role of a species within an ecosystem.

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Food chain:

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Diagram showing the relationship between one producer, primary, secondary, and tertiary consumers.

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Food web:

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Diagram showing the relationship between all(most) producers, primary, secondary, and tertiary consumers.

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Trophic level:

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Feeding level within a food web or chain.

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Biotic:

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Living.

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Abiotic:

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Non-living.

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Biotic factors:

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*producers.
*primary consumers.
*secondary consumers.
*tertiary consumers.
*decomposers.

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Abiotic factors:

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*temperature.
*humidity.
*water.
*oxygen.
*salinity.
*light.
*pH.

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What is brackish water?

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Water that is salty but not as salty as seawater.

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Photosynthesis:

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Carbon Dioxide + Water–>Light+chlorophyll—-> Glucose + Oxygen + Water.

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What makes plants green?

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Chlorophyll.

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Respiration:

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Process where living things release energy from food to carry out the process of life.

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Predation:

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One animal eats another.

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Process of pollination:

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Pollinator(bee) is attracted to a flower and gets covered in pollen grains from the anther, then flies to another flower and fuses the ovule with the pollen.

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16
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The carbon cycle includes:

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*sunlight–> photosynthesis.
*animal respiration.
*plant respiration.
*root respiration.
*plant decay.
*animal decay.
*ocean uptake.
*organic carbon.
*auto/factory emissions.

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Importance of wetlands:

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*shoreline protection.
*maintenance of water quality.
*flood control.
*habitats.
*refilling of aquifers.
*biological productivity.
*source of variety.

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18
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Causes of habitat loss:

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*wetland drainage.
*intensive agriculture.
*deforestation.
*loss of biodiversity.
*genetic depletion.

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Climax community:

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Ecological community where populations of animals and plants remain stable with each other and the environment.

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Impacts of habitat loss:

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*extinction.
*genetic depletion.
*biodiversity loss.

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Genetic depletion:

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Loss of a species with potentially useful genes.

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Causes of deforestation:

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*clearing land.
*timber.
*lumber.
*farming.
*rock/mineral extraction.

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Impacts of deforestation:

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*climate change.
*desertification.
*soil erosion.
*habitat loss.
*rise in CO2
*greenhouse gas.
*loss of biodiversity.
*genetic depletion.

24
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Types of sampling:

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*Random sampling: using random tables or random selection.
*systematic sampling: using transects or pre-determined patterns.

25
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When to use the types of sampling:

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*random: used to compare two areas.
*systematic: used to check species change in a area in an environment.

26
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Quadrat:

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A frame placed on a part of a site to be sampled.

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Transect:

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A sampling method where sampling devices are laid out in a straight line across an area.

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Pitfall traps:

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A small trap with a lid that traps small insects.

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Quadrat advantages:

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*quick.
*inexpensive.
*portable.

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Quadrat disadvantages:

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*not always accurate.
*unintenionally biased.

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Transect advantages:

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*quick.
*inexpensive.
*portable.

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Transect disadvantages:

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*used in inappropriately.

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Pitfall trap advantages:

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*inexpensive.
*easy to set up and use.

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Pitfall trap disadvantages:

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*oversampling/undersampling.
*often kills organisms captured.

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National parks:

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Area of land protected by the government to preserve an entire ecosystem.

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Wildlife corridor:

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Link of wildlife(generally native) joining two wildlife habitats.

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Extractive reserves:

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Area of land(generally state-owned) where access and use rights are allocated to local groups.

38
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Secondary metabolites:

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Organic compounds produced by bacteria, fungi, or plants involved with normal growth, development, or reproduction of the organism.

39
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Sustainable forestry:

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*selective logging.
*agroforestry.
*alley cropping.

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Agroforestry:

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Land management system where crops are grown along trees.

41
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What is selective logging?

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Removal of only mature trees of species that are vulnerable. Allowing forests to repair overtime.

42
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Biosphere reserves:

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An ecosystem with plants and animals of unusual scientific and natural interest.

42
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What is alley cropping:

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Planting rows of trees in wide spacings with companion crops grown in between the rows.

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Plan of biosphere reserves:

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Plan to promote management, research, and education in ecosystem conservation.

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Advantages of biosphere reserves:

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*recognised internationally.
*attracts funding and support.

45
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Form of biosphere reserves:

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*core area: ecosystems that need protection.
*buffer zone: research along with tourism and education.
*transition zone: local communities and conservation organisations work together to benefit the area.

46
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Seed banks:

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Stores seeds to preserve genetic diversity where it’s not possible to protect the area.

47
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Ways to reduce inbreeding:

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*organisms aren’t allowed to breed repeatedly with the same partner.
*in-vitro fertilisation.
*inter-zoo swapping of organisms.
*using database to record breeding history.

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Roles of zoos and captive breeding:

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*provides education.
*involved in scientific research.
*increases species numbers.
*reduces extinction risk.
*try maintaining genetic biodiversity.

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