Week 6: Habitat loss and climate change

Question 1

Fragmentation

Answer 1

smaller areas of habitat typically reduces biodiversity and creates edge effects

Question 2

Foundation species

Answer 2

makes up a large portion of the biomass and has a large influence on a community

Question 3

Keystone species

Answer 3

has large influence on a community even though it accounts for a relatively small portion of the communities biomass

Question 4

Non-native species

Answer 4

species that comes into a community from somewhere else

Question 5

Invasive species

Answer 5

species that comes into community and rapidly takes over

Question 6

Weather

Answer 6

short term atmospheric conditions

Question 7

Climate

Answer 7

weather of region averaged over a long period of time

Question 8

What are some greenhouse gases

Answer 8

Water vapor (H2O)
Nitrous oxide(N2O)
Methane(MH4)
Carbon Dioxide(CO2)

Question 9

Albedo

Answer 9

amount of light reflected off an object

Question 10

Aerosols

Answer 10

Dust, soot, and other fine particles

Question 11

What do aerosols do in the atmosphere

Answer 11

Block incoming solar radiation

Question 12

What can aerosols deposited on earth can do?

Answer 12

Aerosols can change albedo

Question 13

Radiative forcings

Answer 13

factors that affect earth’s energy budget by blocking incoming or outgoing radiation

Question 14

What are some impacts of climate change

Answer 14

-extreme heat/droughts
-Flooding
-Wildfires
-shifting of species distribution