Unit 2 Ch. 7

Question 1

Acid Rain

Answer 1

When burning fossil fuels releases sulfur dioxide and nitrous oxides that dissolve in fog or raindrops to form sulfuric acid and nitric acid. This is what creates acid rain

Question 2

Sustainable development

Answer 2

Using natural resources in ways that preserve ecosystem service

Question 3

Invasive species

Answer 3

Non-native species whose introduction causes, or is likely to cause, economic harm, environmental harm, or harm to human health . Most invasive species are transported unknowingly by humans.

Question 4

Smog

Answer 4

A gray-brown haze formed by chemical reactions among pollutants released by industrial processes+ automobile exhaust.

Question 5

Biological Magnification

Answer 5

The increasing in concentration of a harmful substance in organisms at higher tropic levels in a food chain or web. They can be absorbed by producers in low concentration but they magnify significantly as they move up each tropic level