AICE Environmental Management Unit 1 Review

All the members of the same species living and breeding in the same area.

Nonliving parts of the environment. These include things such as temperater, water, light and pH

Type of radiation absorbed by the ozone layer. Causes skin cancer, cataracts and plant damage.

The chemical reaction inside cells that breaks down glucose molecules and releases energy, carbon dioxide and water

nitrogen • oxygen • carbon dioxide • argon • water vapour all make up Earth's

Pigment responsible for photosynthesis

All the different populations in a given area.

Ultraviolet radiation hits Earth's surface and is radiated back as infrared radiation (heat). This is trapped by gasses.

Which of these does NOT affect the rate of photosynthesis

the ability to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs

The position of a species within an ecosystem, both the range of conditions necessary for persistence and it's role.

DIFFERENT species compete

Layer of the atmosphere that contains the Ozone Layer

the process by which plants synthesize glucose using carbon dioxide, water and energy from sunlight

a grouping of terrestrial ecosystems on a given continent that is similar in vegetation and climate.

Energy in food chains is lost through

Water moves underground downward and sideways, in great quantities, due to gravity and pressure.

Food chains show the transfer of ____ to other organisms

The layer of the atmosphere closest to the Earth's surface.

the part of the rainfall that is intercepted by the Earth's surface and is prevented from hitting the ground by trees

A country with a high Gross Domestic Product, a slower growing population and more industrialization

All of the abiotic and biotic components of an area.

An area on the biosphere where large amounts of carbon are held. Ex the atmosphere, oceans and fossil fuels

The largest ocean. Boardered by Asia to the west and North America to the East.

Producers, consumers and decomposers are this type of factor

The start of every food chain is