list 6

Question 1

abiotic

Answer 1

not living

Question 2

anthropogenic

Answer 2

originating in human activity

Question 3

biotic

Answer 3

living

Question 4

climate change

Answer 4

long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns

Question 5

captive breeding

Answer 5

the process of breeding animals within a controlled environment

Question 6

conservation

Answer 6

prevention of wasteful use of a resource.

Question 7

biodiversity

Answer 7

the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem

Question 8

ecological restoration

Answer 8

the process of assisting the recovery of an ecosystem that has been degraded, damaged, or destroyed

Question 9

ecosystem diversity

Answer 9

the variations in ecosystems within a geographical location and its overall impact on human existence and the environment

Question 10

ecotourism

Answer 10

responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment, sustains the wellbeing of local people and involves interpretation and education

Question 11

endangered species

Answer 11

a species of animal or plant that is seriously at risk of extinction

Question 12

extinction

Answer 12

the fact or process of a species, family, or other group of animals or plants becoming extinct

Question 13

genetic diversity

Answer 13

the total number of genetic characteristics in the genetic makeup of a species

Question 14

habitat

Answer 14

the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism

Question 15

habitat destruction

Answer 15

the elimination or alteration of the conditions necessary for animals and plants to survive

Question 16

human population growth

Answer 16

the growth of the number of people in a population or dispersed group

Question 17

habitat fragmentation

Answer 17

the process during which a large expanse of habitat is transformed into a number of smaller patches of smaller total area isolated from each other by a matrix of habitats unlike the original

Question 18

habitat restoration

Answer 18

the process of assisting the recovery of an ecosystem that has been degraded, damaged, or destroyed

Question 19

invasive species

Answer 19

a non-native species whose introduction does or is likely to cause economic or environmental harm or harm to human, animal, or plant health

Question 20

overharvesting

Answer 20

harvesting a renewable resource to the point of diminishing returns

Question 21

pollution

Answer 21

the presence in or introduction into the environment of a substance or thing that has harmful or poisonous effects

Question 22

species diversity

Answer 22

the number of different species that are represented in a given community

Question 23

sustainable development

Answer 23

economic development that is conducted without depletion of natural resources