Study

Ecosystems

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  • earthquakes, and tsunamis are example of...
    natural disasters that disrupt the ecological balance
  • How can you save water?
    turn off the tap
  • The growth of people in the world is called
    overpopulation
  • damge to air and water due to industrial activities and energy production is...
    pollution
  • How can we prevent air pollution?
    taking public transportation, biking
  • An ecological imbalance that breaks the food chains and webs are...
    diseases and plagues
  • What are examples of marine ecosystems?
    ocean, sea
  • What are the two type of aquatic ecosystems?
    marine and freshwater
  • What are the 3 R's?
    Reduce, reuse, recycle
  • how can you save energy?
    turn off the lights, or unplugging devices
  • What are the types of water flow?
    standing and flowing
  • The cutting of trees to grow crops is
    deforestation
  • What factors influence aquatic ecosystems?
    salinity, depth, water flow, light level
  • what aquatic ecosystem receives abundant light?
    freshwater
  • What is an ecological balance?
    Where living things coexist and interact with the environment with few changes
  • if we dont protect the planet what can happen?
    open answer
  • Zone where there is no light.
    the deepest zone
  • What producers live in a marine ecosystem?
    phytoplankton and algae
  • What can affect the populations of other animals and plants
    changes to population
  • What are examples of freshwater ecosystems?
    rivers, ponds, lakes...
  • What is an example of a consumer in a marine ecosystem?
    marine mammals, coral, zooplankton...
  • More people means we need more food and decreases the population of fish
    overfishing
  • What are the decomposers in a marine ecosystem?
    fungi, bacteria..
  • What zone do most of the producers and consumers live in?
    coastal zone
  • How deep can light penetrate in a marine ecosystem?
    200 meters