Unit 1 Chapter 4 - Conservation Abroad

Question 1

Abiotic Factors

Answer 1

Physical Factors such as light, temperature and water

Question 2

Albedo

Answer 2

Reflectivity measure of a surface

Question 3

Antarctic Treaty (1959)

Answer 3

International agreement to protect and manage Antarctica

Question 4

Biodiversity

Answer 4

Measure of variety and abundance of wildlife species

Question 5

Biomass

Answer 5

Total mass of living/recently living material in an area

Question 6

Biotic Factors

Answer 6

Biological Factors eg. Food, disease

Question 7

British Antarctic Survey (BAS)

Answer 7

UK research organisation operating in Antarctica

Question 8

Carbon Sequestration

Answer 8

Process used to remove Carbon Dioxide from the atmosphere, such as afforestation or underground storage.

Question 9

CITES

Answer 9

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species

Question 10

Ecotourism

Answer 10

Tourism intended to have a low environmental impact

Question 11

Gene Pool

Answer 11

Total number of different genes in all the individuals in a population

Question 12

Niche

Answer 12

Role a species plays in its habitat

Question 13

No Take Zone

Answer 13

Area where catching or removal of species is banned

Question 14

Nutrient

Answer 14

Any Chemical essential to an organism for growth or metabolic processes

Question 15

Plankton

Answer 15

Organisms that drift in surface layers of sea and other water bodies

Question 16

Slash and Burn Farming

Answer 16

Clearing made in forest by burning then farmed until nutrients depleted and then abandoned

Question 17

Species

Answer 17

Group of organisms resembling each other closely which interbreed to produce fertile offspring

Question 18

Symbiosis

Answer 18

Relationship between organisms of different species that live together and may benefit one another

Question 19

Transpiration

Answer 19

Loss of water by evaporation from the stomata of leaves

Question 20

UV/Ultraviolet light

Answer 20

Short wavelength radiation from sun. Its energy can cause sunburn, DNA damage or chemical reaction (eg ozone layer)