SP 3.1

Question 1

Vulnerability →

Answer 1

Refers to the degree to which ecosystems can cope with change.

Question 2

Resilience →

Answer 2

Refers to the ability of an ecosystem to adapt to a changing environment and to restore its functioning after it has been altered

Question 3

Inertia →

Answer 3

Refers to the ability of an ecosystem to resist being disturbed or altered (greater the inertia, less vulnerability)

Question 4

Constancy →

Answer 4

Refers to the ability for a living system to maintain a certain size

Question 5

Nutrient Cycling →

Answer 5

refers to the movement and exchange of organic and inorganic matter, back into the production of living matter.

Question 6

Carbon Cycling →

Answer 6

Carbon and oxygen is circulated in the biosphere through photosynthesis in plants and respiration in plants and animals

Question 7

Energy Flows →

Answer 7

Energy flows through ecosystems via food chains whereby energy flows from one organism to another