Flashcards in Ch. 24 Practice Deck (24):
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What is the current human population of the Earth?
A bit over 7 billion
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______ ______ is the maximum population that a particular environment can support for an indefinite period.
Carrying capacity
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Acid deposition
Weakens trees and makes them more susceptible to disease and insects
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Increase in ocean temperatures due to global warming
Loss of coral reefs, potential loss of coastal wetlands
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Ozone depletion
Limits crop and tree growth, and kills plankton that sustain ocean life
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Contamination by human-made organic compounds
Interruption of hormone function in some animals
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Birthrates and death rates for human populations are usually reported as rates per ______ people.
1,000
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What metals are dangerous to human health?
The heavy metals, including lead, mercury, arsenic, cadmium, tin, chromium, zinc, and copper
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Any undesired alteration of the environment, often caused by human activities, is known as ______.
Pollution
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Fossil fuels are derived from:
Remains of plants and animals that died millions of years ago
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In what ways does biodiversity within ecosystems support biogeochemical cycles?
• Removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere
• Uptake of excess soil nitrogen
• Provision of phosphate
• Provision of freshwater
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The maximum population growth rate under ideal conditions is called a population's ______ potential.
Biotic
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______ can be described in terms of numbers of different species.
Biodiversity
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In what ways do exotic species get introduced to new ecosystems?
• Accidental transport
• Agriculture
• Colonization
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Chemicals that treat cancer have been obtained from the ______ of Madagascar.
Rosy periwinkle
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A type of mining in which land is removed to reach a mineral is called ______ mining.
Strip
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What benefits are provided by coastal wetlands?
• Areas for fish spawning
• Bird habitats
• Protection from storms
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Fossil fuels and minerals are examples of ______ resources.
Non renewable
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In ______, species are hunted, harvested, or collected to the point that their populations decline dramatically.
Overexploitation
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Forests stabilize the climate because thet take up excess ______.
Carbon dioxide
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Over the past 50 years or so, world food production has increased largely due to
Modern farming methods
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Two ways that water can be conserved in agriculture relates directly to planting ______ tolerant and ______ tolerant crops.
Drought, salt
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Greenhouse gases are contributing to an increase in global temperature because they trap ______ in Earth's atmosphere.
Heat
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