Ecology - Quiz #2

Question 1

non-native, harmful species

Answer 1

Invasive species

Question 2

No longer exist in Ontario, but still occur elsewhere

Answer 2

Extirpated

Question 3

a state in which opposing forces or influences are balanced.

Answer 3

Equilibrium

Question 4

Variety of life in the world or in a certain habitat/ecosystem

Answer 4

Biodiversity

Question 5

Less than 20 of a species left

Answer 5

Extinct

Question 6

Faces extinction/extirpation

Answer 6

Endangered

Question 7

Risk of becoming endangered if limiting factors are not reversed

Answer 7

Threatened

Question 8

caused by rainfall or snowmelt moving over and through the ground.

Answer 8

Non-point source pollution

Question 9

a single identifiable source of air, water, thermal, noise or light pollution.

Answer 9

Point source pollution

Question 10

the management or care of something, particularly the kind that works

Answer 10

Stewardship

Question 11

the ability to continue a defined behavior indefinitely

Answer 11

Sustainability

Question 12

the process by which habitat loss results in the division of large, continuous habitats into smaller, more isolated remnants.

Answer 12

Habitat Fragmentation

Question 13

Cultural, Product, Other

Answer 13

Ecosystem Services

Question 14

An ecosystem in a body of water

Answer 14

Aquatic Ecosystem

Question 15

COSEWIC

Answer 15

Committee On The Status If Endangered Wildlife In Canada