7.5 Openscied Vocab and Main Ideas

The place in which an organism lives is called its _____________.

Able to meet the current demand for a resource without depleting the future supply.

What is the definition of Diversified Farming?

Which is NOT a requirement for growing oil palm?

Monocroping is large-scale farm with one main crop

When no more members of a species are alive

How do human activities alter the ecosystem and affect other species?

A species whose numbers are so small that the species is at risk of extinction.

large-scale farm with one main crop

All of the organisms and the physical environment with which they interact

A palm that is cultivated for its clusters of fruits from which a vegetable oil is obtained.

What does extinct mean?

when something is close to extinction ___________________

A all the plants and living creatures in a particular area that forms a biological community

The number of different species in an area.

oil made from the outer fleshy portion of the fruit of the oil palm tree, the world's most widely traded vegetable oil.

As oil palm numbers increase, orangutan and tiger populations...

the number of organisms living in a specific area.

In many places where oil palms are grown, people have many opportunities to make money to support their families.

Why is palm oil considered more efficient than other oils?