Unit 2 Ch. 7 Flashcards
Acid Rain
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
Sustainable development
Using natural resources in ways that preserve ecosystem service
Invasive species
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.
Smog
A gray-brown haze formed by chemical reactions among pollutants released by industrial processes+ automobile exhaust.
Biological Magnification
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